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herpes at 52 ???
OMG - just diagnosed w/ genital herpes (first time I've typed that!) - and I'M FREAKN 52! Anyone out there have that happen to you? Is this rare, and could it possibly mean that I may have an easy time w/ it ?????
you need to get further testing. it would be helpful to determine whether it is type 1 or type 2.
Do not accept a visual herpes diagnosis.
Obtain IgG antibody blood testing, type specific for HSV1 and HSV2. This will be a start in terms of a formal diagnosis.
Obtain IgG antibody blood testing, type specific for HSV1 and HSV2. This will be a start in terms of a formal diagnosis.
i was diagnosed last month by dr. exam when I had my only outbreak - 3 small blisters.
You say nothing about your sexual exposures and risk for new infection, or about the details of your symptoms. New genital herpes is rare at your age, and herpes often first causes the first obvious outbreak several years after the initial infection. The volunteers on this forum can help much more if you fill in the details like exposure history, symptoms, how it was diagnosed (blood test, swab test of the outbreak, or only by a doctor's exam), and the virus type (HSV1 or HSV2).
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
