Thank you for your reply I really appreciate it. Just a few things i need to ask to ease my mind a bit. Should I stop using the famvir? Why does it confuse things? Is 3 days before her outbreak long enough to say it was not in the prodrome stage as I've read that it is risky at prodromal stage? If I were to contact hsv1 from her would it be more likely to get symptoms on my mouth or penis? Should I abstain from kissing or any sexual contact with my girlfriend until the 2 weeks have passed since the contact?
Addendum. Sorry, I missed that your exposure was just four days ago. While that does not change my assessment regarding your risk, it does mean that it is possible (but most unlikely) that you could develop lesions in the next ten days. When most people acquire herpes, they develop lesions within two weeks of exposure.
BTW, your doctor is wrong, taking famciclovir is not known or likely to prevent you from getting herpes in the situation you describe. It will just confuse things.
My advice remains not to worry, the odds are very much in your favor. EWH
Welcome to our Forum. My sense is that you are over reacting to your exposure to a partner with herpes. Since over 60% of adults have HSV-1 and most (80%) of those do not know they are infected, most sexually active persons have been exposed, whether or not they know it.
Our estimate is that somewhere between 1in 1,000 and 1 in 10,000 exposures to asymptomatic partners acquire infection. If you have not developed lesions in the two weeks since your exposure, you can be confident you were not infected.
I would not recommend blood tests in your situation but, if your anxiety drives you to do so,it may take up to six months for nearly all infected persons to develop positive antibody tests.
I hope these comments are helpful. EWH