And do you see any further reason for me to be tested again?
Grace:
This next questions are about prodromal symptoms.
1) ave read that prodromal symptoms come befor an out break. Does this apply to all outbreaks including your first, or outbreaks after your first.
2) And with there prodromal symptom or burning, itching, and tingaling. do the do away when you scratch only to come back later or are they constant?
3) you told me that i would see symptoms in 2-20 days, if i dont have any symptoms by then what would be the likely hood i can discard it being herpes.
4) and finally you told my that my symptoms don't sound like GH. ( slight burning on urination at the tip of the penis, discomfot in the urathra from the center of the shaft twards the bladder, frequent urinations, and slightly tender testicles) what in your opinion could this be if chlymidea and gonorrhea results were negative? Could this possible be be NGU.? and i just hat to wait for the ABX to do their job.
Update) all of my symptoms have seemed to go away except for the tenderness in my testicle witch seems to come and go.
1-we never recommend getting a herpes igm test here on these forums.
2- yes
I have been tryin to read up on IgG and IgM tests for HSV.
My IgG for both HSV 1 and 2 have come backe negative. its my understanding that they measure Chronic infection/antibody response.
And IgM measure acute infection/antibody response.
1) how long will it take for HSV to show up on a IgM test?
2) could I still get a false positive though I have never been exposed to HSV 1 or 2?
odds are you'd see symptoms within 2-20 days of infection.
grace
One other question.
If it were HSV 1 or 2 how soon would i see a lesion or blister or sore appear. and is there a chance that someone can contract HSV and never have a primary outbreak?
the short time and also oral sex in general is pretty low risk for std's.
not many folks have hsv2 orally and those who do, hardly ever shed the virus to transmit it to a partner.
if the testicular pain gets worse or is still there by monday, return to your provider for further evaluation.
grace
Thanks for your reply, but i must say im am still concerned with the tender testicle situation i have..
I;ll refrain from masturbation for now and sexual activity untill all my test results come back.
May I ask why you think my risk of this being a STD is incredibly small? is it because of the short amount of time it lasted? and why is the risk of hsv2 small as well?
your symptoms do not sound like genital herpes. you can get hsv2 from oral sex but the risk of such is incredibly small. hsv1 is the more common suspect.
your risk of this being a std overall are incredibly small.
you can get trich from oral sex but the risk of such is very small too.
sometimes normal mouth flora isn't so normal in the urogenital tract. combine it with alcohol and you can get a lot of irritation. unfortunately at this point you've had the book thrown at you antibiotic wise and you'll probably never get more accurate answers as to what was really going on. avoid masturbation and sex for a week or so so as not to prolong any irritation, drink plenty of fluids and avoid alcohol, caffeine and spicy foods during that week too.
grace