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Kissed a sex worker with cold sore
Last night, I saw a sex worker. She had a cold sore on her lip. We kissed and she gave me unprotected oral sex. What are my chances that I received herpes from that encounter? I am going to see a doctor tomorrow and I'm going to get tested 2 weeks from now.
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Do you know if you already have hsv1? 67% of the population under 50 has hsv1. The vast majority never gets symptoms.
If you already have it, you won't get it again orally, and chances are really good that you'd never get it genitally. It increases a bit since she had an outbreak when she gave you oral sex, though.
If you want to know if you already have it, get tested now. Don't wait for two weeks. By two weeks, antibodies can develop, and if you test positive, you might not know if you have a new infection or an established one.
The only issue is that the hsv1 IgG blood test misses 30% of infections. You could have it and the blood test might miss the infection.
But if you're going to test, test now. Then test in 6 weeks. If you test in 2 weeks, the number might not be high enough to show anything.
If you already have it, you won't get it again orally, and chances are really good that you'd never get it genitally. It increases a bit since she had an outbreak when she gave you oral sex, though.
If you want to know if you already have it, get tested now. Don't wait for two weeks. By two weeks, antibodies can develop, and if you test positive, you might not know if you have a new infection or an established one.
The only issue is that the hsv1 IgG blood test misses 30% of infections. You could have it and the blood test might miss the infection.
But if you're going to test, test now. Then test in 6 weeks. If you test in 2 weeks, the number might not be high enough to show anything.
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I just left the clinic. They recommended I wait 2 weeks to get tested. I'm going to get tested then.
Well, when you get your results back, let us know. We can work through them.
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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.
