Beebsie

I think you’ll feel much better after getting checked. But, if it were genital herpes it usually takes a loooong time to show up in males. My partner now (who I think gave it to me) and I have unprotected sex all the time and I was diagnosed with HSV 2 in January. He’s never had an outbreak. He thinks he’s “immune” but that’s a different story. You can obviously still get it because she could have had an outbreak somewhere other than what a condom would cover. And if you went down on her. Same thing (but if you didn’t, it would be strange to have cold sores from her because it’s shown up usually where it’s touched). Also as someone with genital herpes there is NO WAY I could be sexually active during an outbreak. Ever. My boyfriend doesn’t touch me because he knows haha. So it’s less likely for it to spread. Doesn’t sound like she had an outbreak during the time. Still kinda shit she told you after the fact though especially if she’s had it so long. Long story short - I don’t think you would get symptoms that quickly. But stress is a huge trigger for it so try not to worry until you have to. Have them do an antibody test though. I hear those kind of help with timeline. I’m sure your other partner will understand if they love you!! Best of luck.

So I was just told I’m having another outbreak (I *think* this is my third since December) but I also have BV on top of it - love having a vagina! Anyway, I’m on acyclovir because Valtrex gave me weird side effects. This outbreak started off because of stress, my menstrual cycle, and I think due to sex. I also thought I had a yeast infection at first (I get them frequently) so I tried to treat that with monistat beforehand. I think maybe that irritated things. Ive been on acyclovir going on my 4th full day and I have zero relief. Thank god for lidocaine gel. I was under the impression after your first OB they become shorter? This one is definitely the worst of the three though. I think I have more sores than before, so maybe that plays a role? Any other things I can do? Thanks in advance!

Hi! I’m on acyclovir right now to treat my HSV 2 and I have the same symptoms as you. All normal - although if too unbearable I would switch to Valtrex during your next outbreak. Some people deal with that better (I started with that one but had a weird reaction to it).