Jun 17, 2019
"To your first question, I was tested negative 5 years and 2 partners ago, one of whom I am reasonably sure had oral HSV1 (we avoided contact during the clinical manifestations). But, yes, I could potentially stop worrying by being tested..."
Jun 17, 2019
"Thank you for the post and the sage comment at the end. I read a paper where subjects swabbed for 30 days one year after infection and the asymptomatic shedding was c.10% of days ie 3 in 30 on average - it was higher in the period immed..."
Jun 15, 2019
"My new partner has HSV1 confirmed by antibody test result > 40. She is HSV2 negative (and negative for all other screened STIs). She has never had a cold sore and never had any genital symptoms. It seems likely that she had the primary..."
