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sgee92

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  1. Hi all, I had my first outbreak of genital herpes (HSV-2) last month, and while it cleared up after a 10 day acyclovir prescription, it flared up again this month after a week of itching that I assumed was part of healing (but appeared 90% less than my first OB). My partner has never showed any visible symptoms so the clinic dismissed it as him being ‘clean’. However I am doubtful as I had my outbreak just days after intercourse with him & believe he may be asymptomatic. Since my clinic has been nonchalant & having had to self-refill my acyclovir prescription for my second OB, I’ve decided to go in for an Igg blood test with my partner after much research. My swabs have been tested positive but will the Igg test help me determine if my exposure has been recent based on the results? Thank you!
  2. Hey all, since this message I’ve just had sporadic itching all over my groin area that I thought was just part of the healing process but now I see another bump where I had my first OB earlier. Do I have to get myself a prescription each time I have lesions or do subsequent outbreaks go away on their own?
  3. I'm a mid 20s female and my test results came in yesterday confirming HSV-2. Now to give you a backstory, my partner and I have had somewhat of a rocky relationship over the last year and a half but it was mainly due to personal and financial issues and there have been no instances of infidelity. Three weeks ago I spent the night at his place where we had intercourse, and I felt a developing strep throat the next day which I attributed to drinking the night before and weather changes. Over the next couple of days my throat got worse & I also felt painful bumps forming around the groin which I assumed was hormonal since I occasionally do get a pimple here and there before my period. By the next week I had a full blown fever and was on my period at the same time, and it was only after I got off my period that I noticed the bumps around my crotch were turning into clusters. This is when I decided to go the nearest health clinic where I was immediately diagnosed with herpes and prescribed a 10 day dosage of acyclovir and the bumps have almost cleared up now while I am on day 10. Since this is my first outbreak I am unsure of what tests and precautions to take next as I did not receive much advice from the clinic and the nurse was quite nonchalant about the entire situation. My partner went in to a different clinic upon my diagnosis where they only tested him based on appearance & did a urine test for STDs claiming he was clean. Even though they did draw my blood, my report only mentions that my swab tested positive for HSV-2 so they did not check for HSV-1 & the pap smear shows some cell abnormality owing to the herpes outbreak. My partner is adamant that my outbreak flared up from having acquired it in the past and not from our recent encounter. I would like to go in for further diagnosis for both of us in case he is asymptomatic even though he believes that it is just a virus like a cold that I happen to have out of nowhere and also that because I am 'infected' we shouldn't be in a relationship. I have been looking into PCR & Igg tests that can be done to possibly determine if either of us has been recently infected or has been a carrier all this while. Any advice on further tests and care would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! - Stressed & Depressed
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