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I WAS JUST DIAGNOISED WITH HERPES 1, NOW MY QUESTION IS, HOW CAN I JUST NOW COME DOWN WITH IT, WHEN I'VE BEEN WITH THE SAME MAN FOR 10 YEARS, NEITHER OF US HAVE HAD A COLD SORE, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF SYMPTOM BEFORE,,MY DOCTOR SAID I GOT IT FROM HIM, BUT HE HAS NEVER HAD AN OUT BREAK, SO WHEN DID MY MAN GET IT, AMD WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG FOR ME TO GET IT THEN?
most adults have hsv1 orally but most of them don't get obvious cold sores to know it. there doesn't have to be an obvious cold sore present in order for the virus to be transmitted to you. It's typically transmitted to the genital area through receiving oral sex.
so why now and not years ago did you get this? Well it's as much about bad luck as anything to be honest. Your partner was actively shedding hsv1 and performed oral sex on you at a time when your body was vulnerable to contracting it.
Overall hsv1 genitally is much less of a bother than hsv2 is. it typically doesn't reoccur very often, in fact about 1/2 of all folks who contract hsv1 genitally, don't get recurrences ever. Of those who do, the average is 1 additional ob the first year and then 1 ob every other year. Only a small percentage of folks get hsv1 genital recurrences more often. Since your partner most likely has hsv1 and transmitted this to you, the only precaution to take is to avoid sex anytime you have anything going on genitally. he has significant protection against contracting this genitally from you.
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grace
so why now and not years ago did you get this? Well it's as much about bad luck as anything to be honest. Your partner was actively shedding hsv1 and performed oral sex on you at a time when your body was vulnerable to contracting it.
Overall hsv1 genitally is much less of a bother than hsv2 is. it typically doesn't reoccur very often, in fact about 1/2 of all folks who contract hsv1 genitally, don't get recurrences ever. Of those who do, the average is 1 additional ob the first year and then 1 ob every other year. Only a small percentage of folks get hsv1 genital recurrences more often. Since your partner most likely has hsv1 and transmitted this to you, the only precaution to take is to avoid sex anytime you have anything going on genitally. he has significant protection against contracting this genitally from you.
keep asking questions!
grace
She would have to assume that that's what happened. It might be likely, and she might be basing her diagnosis off of a positive type 1 genital culture and the fact that cold sores are fairly common.
I had a blood test and they tesedt the scaping off the vagina, she called with the results, but i dont see her till this thursday, i told her about my history, so she said i got it from my guy, because it came out after had we had oral sex , about 2 weeks after, how could i have had this most of my life,? if so , does that mean my man dosent have it, i just dont understand it
Sorry, to answer your question: you could have had this most of your life, there's not a sure way to tell when you were exposed. Was it an igg blood test that gave you the diagnosis?
There's no way for your doctor to know where you got it from. HSV 1 is very common, but not everyone has frequent symptoms.
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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.
