During a recurrent outbreak, do sores appear over time? Or do they all appear at once? Is the skin fold of the groin and thigh a likely place for an outbreak? Please help
Can someone please give me another opinion?
would you happen to have any opinions or recommendations based on my above questions?
Thanks for your opinion Fleetwood, can someone else tell me what they think please?
I believe it is somewhat less than 10% would seroconvert according to a commercial test after 12 weeks and some of these people would have an elevated reading.
You are more likely to be one of the 10% of people that do not test positive for HSV1 even though they are infected that to seroconvert from this time point.
It is more likely all up though that you do not have HSV.
Your partner's symptoms would not rule out a primary or otherwise herpes outbreak, primary outbreaks can be mild. Again under the circumstances you could be readily reading too much into this.
If you are considering anther test, look into Westernblot for additional comfort.
Can someone please give me some thoughts on the above questions? Much appreciated
Fleetwood, first off, thank you for replying to my question so quickly. A couple of questions for you.
Do you think I should retest at a later date? I have read on this sit that 90% of people seroconvert by 12 weeks while the other 10% may go as far as six months.
Do you agree that my gf's rash being on her inner thigh and not being on both sides of her genitals would indicate that if it was a herpes outbreak, it was not a primary outbreak? She was tested prior to us getting together and her tests were negative at the time. There is no chance that she strayed, I just know it, so if it was a herpes outbreak, I am guessing I gave it to her.
In life we all learn by experience and I certainly learned to never stray again. I just hope that her and I don't have to pay the price for the next few years before a cure is available.
You are negative for HSV2 to a high degree of certainty. Potentially less so for HSV1 owing to 1/10 infections being missed (and this was the main risk seeing you have unprotected oral and it is quite common).
Most likely the situation is just been exacerbated by your guilt. Nevertheless your partner should consider getting tested. Although quite unlikely you have a genital infection and have infected her recently, she may have a longer term genital infection she was not aware of and have not passed to you. This is not as uncommon as you may think.
For you, get yourself a swab if any sores appear downstairs.