Hello Terri,
I have a couple of questions please.
First I have HPV(genital warts) which i knew at 18 wife and I both have them do not know who gave it to who we were stupid teenagers, and now I found out I am HSV-1positive but negative for HSV-2 in two separate blood tests. My HSV-1 score was 5.00 both tests and Hsv-2 <0.90 both tests. All other std's also negative or non-reactive both times.
My doctor tells me I can have outbreaks in my genitals because the score was high on HSV-1I more than likely got it from my wife during oral, I have never (knock on wood) had a cold sore in my life and my wife has had them since our early 20's. We have had other partners throughout the years that is why I wanted to get tested again.
1.) Can I spread the virus to other parts of my body while showering(washing with soap) or just being in the water?
2.) Can I spread the virus by scratching my behind(buttocks) through my clothes or my genitals to other parts of my body under my clothes?
3.) Do I need to switch towels every shower?
4.) Do I need to use one wash cloth for my genitals and buttocks area, and another for the rest of my body?
5.) Do I need to dry my other parts first then my genitals and buttocks area last?
Please help I am afraid to touch any part of my body at all times, I wash my hands literally about 40 times daily and it tears my skin down on my hands. I am new to this and there is so many different answers on the internet and my doctor is no help at all, he does not know anything he just tells me I am not a viral specialists and says I should see one. I just do not want this in my eyes or anywhere else on my body, I would absolutely die if I did. I already feel dirty, nasty, ashamed, just all around bad about myself for this and having HPV. It is getting to the point where i am reading online for hours a day trying to get answers and it is all I can think about. I do not want to spread this to other parts of me and I would feel horrible if I shook hands with someone or gave it unknowingly to anyone else.Please help me?
Scared out of my mind