I recently was diagnosed with genital hsv 1. I was tested at planned parenthood through both a blood test and they did a culture on my sores. Although I do still have a good amount of sores, the sores themselves didn't really hurt me that bad. The worst pain was the trouble and burning while urinating. Now that part is pretty much over so I'm just waiting for the sores to go away.
Before I got my actual test results back, I already knew I had herpes. The doctor said she knew as soon as she looked at it. So of course, I was devastated, and went home researching and researching and researching. Since I hadn't had my actual test results back I assumed that I had hsv 2 since that is what is most common genitally. But once they called and told me I tested positive for 1 and not 2, I changed up my research. Everything I've found online suggests that having hsv 1 genitally is generally less severe and you have little to no outbreaks after your initial one. I also read that asymptomatic viral shedding happens less often with this kind of genital herpes. However, when I asked the clinician at planned parenthood about this, she said there is no medical evidence of this and the hsv 1 and hsv 2 genially are pretty much identical. So whats right? The doctor at planned parenthood or literally EVERYTHING I've read online?
Also, I may be being paranoid, but I'm starting to have a burning sensation around my mouth. Is it possible that I spread the virus to my mouth this quickly? I've only the virus for a week now. The anxiety is starting to kick in again though......