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Worried about passing on Herpes
5 years ago I spotted near my anus a small painful bump that turned into an open ulcer so I think, honesty not sure it was really hard to see it. I immediately had it tested (swabbed) results negative for HSV, asked my doctor to still prescribe me antiviral meds and he refused. I found an online site and got them prescribed. My GYn advised me to forget all about this experience and move on, told me that everyone has HSV and sooner or later everyone is going to get it anyways. I asked if I should disclose that I have it orally just to be safe. He said do not bother most people already have it. Now I am dating a guy using condoms and that bump has appeared maybe three time since the last time but lasted about three days and it goes away. The last 6 months it has disappeared but I have also started taking Valtrex before sex and after sex, have sex once a week. Don’t know if I have this or if I do have I passed it on to my current boyfriend.
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Have you considered getting a blood test? You can get a type specific IgG blood test that will tell you if you have type 1, type 2, or neither.
If your doctor won't do it, you can go to STDCheck.com and get it done through them.
Even if you test positive on a blood test, it still doesn't mean that what you are getting on your anus is herpes. The blood test can help rule herpes in or out, but it could still be a cyst, a hemorrhoid, a fissure, or any number of other things.
If you do have genital herpes, specifically type 2, you could transmit it to your boyfriend. If you have it on your anus, it means it's a genital infection. You can get outbreaks anywhere in the area that boxer shorts cover, generally speaking, and can shed the virus from your mucus membrane skin in that area - your vulva, vagina, anus, the moist, thinner skin.
Taking Valtrex to reduce transmission needs to be taken daily, or at least on the 5 days prior to sex.
I'd start with the blood test. Keep in mind, though, that the hsv2 IgG can have false positives - if your result is less than a 3.5, you'll need to get that confirmed. but we can work through that if it happens.
If your doctor won't do it, you can go to STDCheck.com and get it done through them.
Even if you test positive on a blood test, it still doesn't mean that what you are getting on your anus is herpes. The blood test can help rule herpes in or out, but it could still be a cyst, a hemorrhoid, a fissure, or any number of other things.
If you do have genital herpes, specifically type 2, you could transmit it to your boyfriend. If you have it on your anus, it means it's a genital infection. You can get outbreaks anywhere in the area that boxer shorts cover, generally speaking, and can shed the virus from your mucus membrane skin in that area - your vulva, vagina, anus, the moist, thinner skin.
Taking Valtrex to reduce transmission needs to be taken daily, or at least on the 5 days prior to sex.
I'd start with the blood test. Keep in mind, though, that the hsv2 IgG can have false positives - if your result is less than a 3.5, you'll need to get that confirmed. but we can work through that if it happens.
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I have question, if I have HVS 2 and I have been sleeping with my boyfriend for 4 month or longer using condoms. Do you think I could have given it to him ? He has not experienced any symptoms.
It's a possibility, though if he hasn't had symptoms, I wouldn't spend any time worrying about it.
If you do have hsv2, the chances of you transmitting it to your boyfriend, assuming you are female, are about 4% over the course of a year if all you do is avoid sex when you have symptoms.
Just go get tested. You're spending a lot of time worrying about something you might not have.
If you do have hsv2, the chances of you transmitting it to your boyfriend, assuming you are female, are about 4% over the course of a year if all you do is avoid sex when you have symptoms.
Just go get tested. You're spending a lot of time worrying about something you might not have.
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