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Hi @Lydia!
I am so sorry to hear all of this. You don't deserve this stress at all!
There is TOTALLY enough time to get the blood test! Actually, waiting a few weeks after the first exposure is recommended because your body needs time to produce sufficient antibodies for detection.
So, there are two blood tests for herpes, the IgM and the IgG. The IgM is not as helpful as the IgG test, because IgM antibodies appear quickly after the infection but may dissapear with time, while IgG antibodies stay with you for life (facts from the American Sexual Health Association). Also, an IgM doesn't disclose which type of HSV you have. So, I recommenced going with the IgG test.
Do you know if your partner recieved the IgG or the IgM? If he got an IgM test, the results may be producing a false negative.
Regardless, it does seem like you received it from your partner. The bottom line is that the blame game never works in the end, and a relationship can only progress forward if both parties are kind and understanding of the situation. If your partner is angry and assumes cheating, that isn't okay. Herpes is a very tricky virus that can appear randomly, stay in your body, be symptomatic or asymptomatic, and all people who have it have different levels of antibodies. If he cannot understand this, he doesn't deserve someone kind and wonderful like you. Also, you can even have the doctor explain it to your partner, too. You can all sit down together and talk about it, or have a conference call where the doctor explains everything to your partner and he can ask questions if needed.
Also, the fact that your OBGYN office declined testing because of the large percent of the population that has it is just plain WRONG. That is not your fault. That is just negligent and not okay. I'm so sorry you had that experience. If your OBGYN won't give you a referral for blood work for the IgG, I recommend calling OBGYN offices in your insurance network and asking them if they will write a referral. You can even explain your situation (as much as you'd like).
I hope this helps!!! Please know you are not alone. We are here for you. If you want to Direct Message me, feel free! I know hotlines can be very robotic and not always the most helpful!!
Sending prayers and blessings your way!! 🌻
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Hi, Everyone!!
I hope you are all doing well!! 🌻
I have been having horrible OCD and other emotional issues, even though I take Zoloft. Other females in my extended family have had hormonal imbalances that have caused extreme OCD and emotional issues, and after going on birth control, they were completely fine. An OBGYN wrote me a four month script for a pill called Larin (even though she literally said she doesn't think my issues are caused by hormones) and told me to see what happens. I honestly am not happy about having to take it, but I figured I would give it a shot to help my emotional issues.
However, I just realized that the birth control could affect my herpes! I have genital herpes HSV-1, and I have only had two outbreaks besides my first. Has anyone had any experiences regarding birth control and HSV? Is there anything I should prepare for, etc? Has anyone ever tried Larin?
Any guidance would be so greatly appreciated!!
Sending you all blessings and love!!! ♥️🕊️🌄
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Hello! @Sunshine11
I hope you are well. Welcome to the HOpp Community!!
First, I wanted to say that I am so sorry for your worry and pain. You are not alone and we are here for you!
Second, let's talk herpes! Hypothetically, you always can pass HSV to your partner, with or without outbreaks or prodrome symptoms, as some people can shed asymptomatically. Friction definitely can trigger outbreaks. Although you did not have prodrome symptoms prior to having sex, you hypothetically could have passed it to your partner. In the mean time, tell your partner to watch for any symptoms or tingling, and if they do not have an outbreak, yay! If they do end up having an outbreak, breathe. It will be okay and you can cross that road when and if you come to it. However, if you or your partner are worried even without an outbreak, eventually they can get a blood test and see if they have antibodies for HSV-2.
Is it possible that they already have HSV-2? (Have they ever been tested or have shown symptoms themselves?)
I hope this helps!!
Sending light and blessings your way!!!
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Hello @Mmarke!!
I hope you are well!
I think it would be awesome to have more male and those with penises perspectives. Maybe now that you've shared, you'll inspire others to share, too!!
I am a 22 year old female, but I still want to address your questions.
First, condoms are an amazing thing. Safe sex is a great way to reduce transmission, but remember, it only REDUCES risk, it doesn't completely remove it! Therefore, it would be unethical to not disclose your HSV to a partner, meaning hookup or serious partner. If you are afraid talking about it will ruin the moment, have no fear! If anything, people will not only respect you for telling the truth, but they will feel like you are respecting them, and this is so important. As a young female, I often am fearful that men do not respect me, especially physically. The body is the one thing we all truly own and have to ourselves, and we must respect this of one another. Give people a choice. Be honest and let them choose if they want to take the risk (no matter how seemingly small). This is their right!
In terms of sores, they can occur inside the vaginal cavity as well, which is horribly painful. Some folks (all genders) also can get sores in the urethral opening. Also, anal herpes is possible. And, all of this is possible even with a condom on, even if the likelihood is reduced. According to a Guttmacher study, "Although using condoms more than 25% of the time offers women a high degree of protection against acquiring HSV-2, men do not receive the same benefits."
So, it seems condoms significantly help reduce transmission to people with vaginas, BUT remember, there is always a risk! And everyone has a right to know and make the choice for themsleves ❤️. And this can make intimacy even more sexy because there is trust!!!
Whether you have HSV-1 or HSV-2, it is still important to disclose. Give others the chance to choose. Those who are kind and understanding are the ones that really are good for you and matter most ❤️.
and overall, respect and honesty are sexy!!! 🥰❤️
I hope this helps!!
Blessings!
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Hi!! Sorry I literally read that wrong, yay for getting swabbed!
Yes, it is so confusing. I'm so sorry about that!! It could be that you do not have it, however the viral medications used to treat herpes (Valacyclovir, Acyclovir, and Valtrex) are unique to help herpes, varicella, shingles, and other pox viruses. So the fact that the virus went away with the medicine could be a coincidence or could mean it's herpes.
I wish I could give more clarity. However if you are worried about giving it to a partner you can still disclose of the one outbreak to a partner. You can say "because I care about you, I want to let you know I have had an outbreak (and then explain it). You can explain how you aren't sure if it is herpes, but if it is, that they should know the risks.
Regardless, the right person will be accepting and kind ❤️❤️.
Blessings!!
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Hi!! @Alexis1991
I hope you are well.
First, I am happy you've met someone. I hope they treat you with kindness and respect and love. Also, congrats to him for being sober for two years!!
Second, let's talk the test results. I love that he had the results and showed them to you! That trust is amazing!!
The IgG tests are very accurate. The fact that he tested in the positive range for HSV-1 and HSV-2 means he has the antibodies for it, which means he has come into contact with it at some point in his life, and he may or may not have shown symptoms.
The fact that you had a 57.00 H IgG reading could have been due to the time when you got the bloodtest. If you took it early in infection when the body was fighting the active outbreak, the levels would be high. As the virus heals and the body builds immunity, the levels may go down. Something that is SO weird is the antibodies may decrease over time especially if you do not have frequent outbreak occurrences, according to https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/eba73c80419df489942cd6c8f6e9796e/09230MA-Herpes+Serology+09+PROOF.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE-eba73c80419df489942cd6c8f6e9796e-nwKfLd4
However, it is important to keep this in mind if you choose to have sex/be sexually intimate. Whatever you choose, understand the risks and make a plan for if you end up contracting HSV-2.
May you be happy and blessed!!!
Blessings!!
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Hi!! @Blue1982
Wow, your results are so interesting! So just to clarify, you have only had that one outbreak?
If you've only had that single outbreak, which the doctor identified through sight only (no swab culture), than perhaps it wasn't herpes? Contact dermatitis, HPV (looks similar but the symptoms are not the same, herpes burns and itches and with genital warts/HPV it is different), or molluscum contagiosum (which is actually what I thought I had at first before I got diagnosed with HSV-1!)
Now, if you are really thinking it is herpes, I would say this in regard to your test results:
First, here's some talk about tests:
IgM: IgM tests are actually not the best because they are unreliable and can often cause false positives, often due to mistaking chicken pox or varicella as HSV. Also, IgM cannot distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2.
IgG: These are the preferred, reliable tests, as they can tell you the actual type of HSV you have if you have it. However, the time for people to get detectable antibody IgG levels can vary; for some people it can take week and others months. However, you took this test years after the first and only outbreak (probably enough time for the antibodies to appear), and you had a negative test result, makes me think it maybe is not herpes.
So, what I'm thinking, and I am not a doctor or anything!, is that it may not be herpes. If anything, I am so not happy with the fact that your doctors just visually identified the first outbreak and didn't engage in testing. That was not fair to you.
I did want to ask this: did the doctor prescribe you antivirals, and if so, did they work or reduce the sores and symptoms? This can help us understand if it is likely herpes or not, too!
I hope this all helps!!
Blessings!!
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Hi!!! @Kookie
So that's really interesting. I read that swabs can have false negatives. According to the American Sexual Health Association, "Because a culture works by requiring virus that is active, if a lesion is very small, or is already beginning to heal, there may not be enough virus present for an accurate culture. Beyond 48 hours of the symptoms appearing, there is a risk of receiving a false negative test result. Viral culture is even less accurate during recurrences (positive in only about 30% of recurrent outbreaks)." So, if you get another outbreak and swab the sores, the likelihood of receiving a true outcome is only 30%.
Do you know if they did a culture swab or a NAAT test?
Next, dont worry!!!! Your body is amazing. It has developed antibodies, just sometimes not enough are present yet to be detected in blood. However, yours were, and that's why your results said positive for HSV1.
When you ask your partner, be gentle and kind To promote honesty and willingness to get tested for the betterment of both your wellbeings. Chances are they may not have known they had it, especially HSV1. If they have oral HSV1, it can be passed during oral sex.
Good luck with everything!!! ❤️🌻🌱🌼
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Hi @Blue1982!!
I hope you are doing well.
In regards to your IGG test results, that less than .90 means it is negative. .90-1.09 means Equivocal and 1.09 and greater is positive. However, sometimes false negatives occur if the time between the first breakout and the test are too close together, as the body has not had sufficient time to create enough detectable antibodies.
What doesn't make sense is that you have been having outbreaks/had an outbreak 3-4 years ago, so logically the body should have had enough time to make detectable antibodies. I just checked out this info from the American Sexual Health Association:
The accurate herpes blood tests detect IgG antibodies. Unlike IgM, IgG antibodies can be accurately broken down to either HSV-1 or HSV-2. The challenge here is that the time it takes for IgG antibodies to reach detectable levels can vary from person to person. For one person, it could take just a few weeks, while it could take a few months for another. So even with the accurate tests, a person could receive a false negative if the test is taken too soon after contracting the virus.
For the most accurate test result, it is recommended to wait 12 – 16 weeks from the last possible date of exposure before getting an accurate, type-specific blood test in order to allow enough time for antibodies to reach detectable levels.
I'm so sorry about the confusing test results. Hypothetically, it could be something else that mimics herpes (for example, contact dermatitis), but your prodrome symptoms and everything line up with HSV.
Have you tried asking a doctor or a specialist who is familiar with herpes and viruses? Viruses are such odd things and maybe a virologist would have an understanding? (or maybe even your doctor or an OBGYN?)
In the end, this is your body and you know it best. If it would make you feel happy, you can even tell partners that you have had something that aligns with HSV in the past (explain the symptoms, outbreak, and 8 months, etc), and explain that you've worked so hard to get to the bottom of it, however all tests have come back negative. You can explain that false negatives are always a possibility, however the IGG and PCR tests are very accurate. It's always good to just say, "Hey just do you know I had an HSV-like outbreak x years ago... (explain) and I wanted to tell you because I care about you and respect you."
Good kind humans react well to science, and will respect the care you've taken to figure out what's been happening with your body. Remember that the person you deserve will be understanding!
I am sending you prayers and blessings!!🌄💛
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@mr_hopp thank you so much!!!
@ihaveittoo thank you I appreciate it!!
I am so excited to make this happen. Honestly I'm a little nervous, but I think this could be so so awesome! I am going to contact my college's Wellness Office and ask them if they would sponsor the group.
Wish me luck!!
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@NJRunnerMom Hi!!!
Oh my gosh I loved reading that!! I'm so happy it went well, he sounds like such a kind man!!
Hooray!! I wish you both the best and am sending blessings and happiness both of your ways!! 🦋☀️🌈❤️
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Hi!!! Omg yes totally!!
I'm so happy that helped. Also this site has a lot of awesome resources about disclosure, too!!
Full-disclosure is magical. And it's ETHICAL!! And ethics MATTER. These days so many people throw ethics down the toilet, when instead we should model the world we want to live in, and hold ethics with us wherever we go in all we do. Be part of this change! ❤️🌼🕊️☀️🦋
And also, you shouldn't feel ashamed at all about having HSV. Instead, own it! And if anything, I've always been thanked by the guy I was sharing to. Many people were surprised and thanked me for my honesty, even if they ended up choosing not to be with me. In the end, we want to be able to say we were honest. Because that is the choice you'll have to love with every day, and the choice affects others who have to live with that every day, too!
Good luck with it!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Blessings!! 🦋☀️🕊️
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Hi!! @HJewel2
Yay for putting your health first!! That is such a factor that so many humans forget about. It isn't selfish, it is t a waste of time, it is a matter of respect and kindness towards our bodies, minds, and entire self(and this extends to those around us whom we love and care about!).
I am sending you prayers and happiness. May your spirits be high and your stress be low! 🦋🌄
Blessings!! 🌄🦋☀️🌼🕊️❤️🌈🍀
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Hi!!! ❤️
First, yay! I am so happy you are taking this step in the relationship. Honesty is amazing, and it empowers us and others.
Talking to someone about HSV can be intimidating, because we worry they will reject us. However, we cannot control the responses of others. All we CAN control are our own actions. So, focus on your delivery and the rest will fall into place as the Universe sees fit 🍀❤️.
When disclosing, I think of it as a big recipe. Or, if you remember from English class, an educational paper, that has an intro, main idea, three key points about the main idea, and conclusion.
First, think about the setting. Don't talk to the person if you know they are already upset about something or had a bad day at work, etc, as this could cause them to perhaps not respond in a way they normally would. Also, make sure to not disclose when there are drugs or drinking involved, or anything that would impair judgment, consent, and or overall functioning.
Next, think about a nice intro. For example, "Hey, can I talk to you about something? I really see this relationship moving forward, and I am so happy about it, but I want to move forward on a foundation of honesty."
Now, here comes everyone's favorite part: talking about the herpes! (Lol, kidding, we all dread it). Here you can say, "I was in a relationship and I contracted HSV (1 or 2). It is something that affects me in the following ways..."
If you don't know how you got it, you can say that as well. Regardless, what you share is up to you (if you got it from someone who was abusive, etc, you don't need to share that if it will cause emotional distress).
Now, you can address stigmas. Here's what I would say: "Many people have HSV, and often don't know it. However, I have HSV-1 of my genitals, which has caused me to get outbreaks of sores, like cold sores but on my genitals. I have only had two small outbreaks since my first in 2019. If I get an outbreak, I take an antiviral which helps the virus stop spreading and make the sores clear up. There's a lot of stigma around herpes, but with safe sex measures and honesty, I can still have a sex life with you. However, because I care about you, I want you to know I could pass my herpes to you, even if I am not having an outbreak, but the chances are lower than if I had an active outbreak. I will know I am going to have an outbreak if I get prodrome symptoms. These are symptoms that occur before an outbreak, so during these symptoms and or an outbreak, we can abstain from sexual intimacy."
Now, I would ask them this important question: "Do you have any questions?"
Be prepared for a variety of questions. Some may sound absurd, but to someone completely unfamiliar with HSV, they may ask really odd questions. If you don't know the answer, tell them you don't know, and perhaps you can look it up together on a reliable site or ask your doctor(s).
Finally, give them time to think. Now, some people I've been with have said "It's cool no worries sounds good" and honestly I get so happy but also I'm like "Sir do you grasp what I just said..." And often times I'll tell them again as clarification that I could give it to them.
*** If the person says they need time to think, that's OK ! It isn't rejection. It's just time. If you are uncomfortable with leaving it open ended, say, "If you need time to think about it, would you like to reconnect and talk about it this Friday (or some day soon)."
🌈🍀Another amazing thing to do: Offer additional learning resources for quality education during their thinking time!!! The CDC, WHO, and Planned Parenthood offer helpful resources. Send them link to these, and even if they don't need thinking time, send it to them anyway. It can be helpful for them to understand what herpes it and what it is not, and build a stronger relationship!! ❤️
I really hope this helps!!! Let me know if you need anything else ❤️❤️❤️ I hope it goes well!!!
Sending love and light your way!!! ❤️🍀🌈☀️🕊️🌼🦋
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Hello!
First, I am sorry you're feeling so much stress and sadness. I promise these feelings are temporary and come with the territory. There is so much we cannot control, but one thing we can control are our own actions. And this is liberating!
However, sometimes our actions are influenced by our greatest fears, and especially with HSV, we fear rejection, not being worthy of love, or a fear of being bad, dirty, or unwanted. Please know you are not dirty. You are pure, good, whole, and deserving of love and respect. And you especially deserve love and respect from yourself.
I am sure your intent was not to harm this girl, but it was to protect you from rejection and pain and try to keep a relationship flourishing. However, honesty is so important. When we tell people we have HSV, we are putting the ball in their court and giving them a choice, and this is THEIR choice to make, even if what they choose isn't what we want. When we rob someone of a choice, we are not being respectful to them, and we also do not get to see their true reaction, which is so important. Telling someone we have HSV often reveals their true intentions, and their ability to be compassionate and understanding.
As a fellow female, I would also feel very manipulated. Although what happened has happened, the best choice is to apologize sincerely and offer your explanation of fear of rejection. While this may not reverse the anger and hurt, it is expanding the honesty which is always good, and perhaps it can help her see you weren't trying to intentionally hurt her, but instead avoid rejection (although not justified). She will most likely need space. If she asks about transmission, you can offer reliable resources or sites (CDC, WHO, Planned Parenthood) and the general facts that GHSV-1 transmission from genital to genital is unlikely, however I am unsure about the rates of GHSV-1 for oral sex. If she feels prodrome symptoms (burning, tingling, itch near the mouth or in the mouth, etc, she should abstain from kissing others, including family, and if a sore appear she can get it swabbed. However, if you weren't experiencing sores or prodrome, it is unlikely you passed it to her, although it is hypothetically possible. Regardless, honesty is the best policy. Next time, just be honest right off the bat to prevent miscommunication, harm, and guilt.
Most importantly besides apologizing and making the choice to be honest and disclose appropriately (while sober, explain risks, giving the person time to to think if needed, etc) prior to sexual intimacy, another key thing to do is.... Forgive yourself. You made a mistake that you really regret. Learn from the mistake and forgive yourself.
I wish you and the girl the best!
You are not alone. We are all here to help.
Sending prayers your way!! 🌄
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@Blue1982 Hello!
I am so happy you got the blood work done.
So I did some research, and on the Quest Diagnostics page, it says that the sample of blood taken has a stability of 7 days at room temperature, 14 days at refrigerated temperature, and 30 days frozen. So, you definitely will get the results prior to 30 days. However, I doubt it will take that long. Probably a week or a little more! However, you can always call the office you got the test at and ask them the estimated time of results.
This sheet I found is actually really helpful in talking about the test and accuracy. I hope it helps! http://www.ashasexualhealth.org/pdfs/HSV_Diagnostcs_Providers.pdf
This talks about detection and second testing of the blood (there are two stages; if something is detected in the first test, it is put through a second round of testing, it seems!) https://education.questdiagnostics.com/faq/HSVIgM
I hope this helps! However, I am not a doctor. Maybe call them and ask how the test works? 🌻
Blessings!! 🌄
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@Blue1982 Hello!
Because the Western Blot is a blood test, you will need to ask your primary care physician or gynecologist for a referral to go get blood work done.
Here is a helpful reliable page about the Blot Test, including what it specifically tests for, and the codes that the doctor would put on the script for blood work.
I hope this helps!
Sending Blessings Your Way! 🌻
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Hi,
I cannot even imagine the worry you must be feeling. I am so sorry.
I will say prayers.for you and your daughter. ❤️
Wishing all the best!!
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Hi!! @HappyGoLucky!!
I don't know if bleach would help with the genital HSV. Where did you find that piece of research?
Blessings!! 🌄☀️🌈
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Hi!!
So, it would make the most sense for your current partner to have given it to you, considering he is your most recent sexual partner and this seems to be your first outbreak. Typically an outbreak will occur in an average of 4 days from exposure (but the range is between 2 to 12 days after exposure).
For me, I have HSV-1, and I believe I got it from receiving oral sex from my partner at the time. Although my partner denied having it and giving it to me, my doctor told me it was definitely from him.
A swab test on a sore comes back very quickly and they are very accurate, and blood tests are very accurate, too.
Here are some helpful sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/genital-herpes/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356167
FOR TESTING AND BLOOD TESTING INFO; https://labtestsonline.org/tests/immunoglobulins-iga-igg-igm
https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw264763
This source mentions the fact that blood testing right away may produce a false negatives, however the amount of time needed to wait before testing is not specified. I would ask you doctor or even all a Planned Parenthood!
You can do this! Stay strong ❤️. Our have no reason to feel guilty. When the results come back from the OBGYN, you can start to make a game plan for how to address it with your partner and ask them if they have ever had a sore or symptoms and ask them to get a blood test.
We are all here for you!! ☀️ Sending blessings and prayers your way!! ❤️🌼🌄☀️
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Hi ❤️
First, take a breath. In this moment all is well and you are safe. You will be okay.
I completely understand your worry and pain, and I am so sorry you are suffering. You are not alone. We are all here to support you. ❤️
Please know you are not dirty or bad or less of a person. You are worthy of love, kindness, understanding, and peace. You may feel so mad at your body right now, but instead choose to forgive it. Your body is a part of you and you are a beautiful person, regardless of viruses.
To answer your questions, the fact that herpes isn't tested on STI panels is 💩. I'm so sorry about that. This is why we need more compressive sexual education AND the doctor or test provider should disclose that it doesn't test for herpes, too!!
Based on your story, it sounds like this was your first outbreak. I recommend completing the antiviral medication prescribed, as it will help stop the virus from shedding and making more herpes lesions. It also helps speed up the healing process (you'll watch the sores ooze and then crust over and scab, and eventually this scab falls off and youre left with new skin).
Have you talked to your partner about it? If you need advice on how to talk to them about it, let me know. Disclosing it is hard but it is very very empowering, trust-building, and relieving.
Please know that you are not alone. You aren't tainted or bad. You are a pure good human being who just has a virus. And that's okay. ❤️
I really suggest avoiding googling things about herpes unless it's a reliable website (CDC, WHO, Planned Parenthood) as there's A LOT of misinformation out there that is just not true at all.
Break the stigma of herpes by starting it within your heart. Don't judge yourself. Accept yourself as you are and love yourself even more! ❤️
Please direct message me if you need any help or need someone to just vent to. I am a 22 year old female with genital HSV-1, if that helps!!
Sending blessings and prayers your way!! 🌄☀️🌼🌈
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Hi!!!
I hope you are well ❤️!!
I am so sorry about your worrying. I can't even imagine what it's like to be struggling with all these AND have children to care for and worry about.
I don't have any children, but I've heard of parents passing it on to their children via a kiss (but that's oral HSV, not genital HSV). It would be extremely extremely bad if a had had genital HSV, because that is usually a sign a child is being sexually abused or has been abused.
I know the OCD makes you feel like you'll give it through sharing a shower, a toilet, doing laundry, going in a pool, etc, but that is not how it spreads. Skin to skin contact is the source! And this is with the infected area, not your knee or your nose etc. Also, washing your hands with soap and water after touching a sore or the area is enough to keep you and your family safe.
It will be okay!! Something that is really helpful is talking out the fear. Hearing ourself say them aloud to another (even your husband or a doctor or therapist) really can help you see the unrealistic qualities of the worries. Also, OCD is like a record player that doesn't turn off, but for some reason the record player gets more quiet when I share my worries with others. It's like, the more I share the less scary and powerful the OCD is!!
Maybe it would help to recieve comfort from a doctor or medical professional? Also, I will research for some helpful pamphlets and info for you to help ease the worries!! 🍀☀️
You can do this!! One day at a time, one step forward at a time ☀️🌄. You are a caring mom and your children are lucky to have you!!
Sending prayers and comfort your way!! 🌄☀️❤️🌼😇🌈
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Hi!!
Okay! Yes, I totally understand. I am studying to be a teacher for at-risk youth and something I really want to teach and think should be taught way more everywhere is comprehensive sex Ed. Young people deserve to know how their bodies work, how to stay safe, and how to maintain health and happiness. We cannot expect someone to succeed if they do not even know how their own bodies work!
And yes! Vaccines are being worked on for herpes which is so interesting and amazing. I think one day there may be a herpes vaccine and that would be so so amazing ❤️. I'm happy you have both shingles vaccines-- I'm sure they help in decreasing outbreak likelihood, which is wonderful.
Sending happiness and blessings your way!! 🌄☀️🌼
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Hi!
I'm sorry about this. It really is a sassy experience!
Hypothetically, you could reach out to her if you have her info. However, even if you don't, you can still make a difference. Spread knowledge about it, stand up for those who have it, and teach friends not to immediately judge others. I'm sure she would support that and I'm sure she does the same advocation and support. ❤️
We experience so much pain, and this pain helps us connect and empathize with others, and that is truly the blessing of it all. It is so nice to be able to help and connect with others... You wouldn't be here if you didn't have herpes! Neither would I! And I am thankful for being here and gaining help and being supportive for others ❤️. I'm sure we all are ❤️.
Forgive yourself 🌼🌄❤️. You are okay 🌄.
Blessings!! ☀️
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Is it possible to catch HSV2 on your mouth?
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Hi!!
This is an amazing question!
I know for HSV-1, someone with it orally is unlikely to get it genitally, but I am unsure about HSV-2. I am not a doctor, but based off some research and knowledge...
Logically, because your body already has the antibodies for HSV-2, it is unlikely that you would catch the HSV-2 orally. However, there is always a possibility, but it is very low. If the person is having an active outbreak or prodrome symptoms, I recommend abstaining from oral sex and sex overall because the likelihood of catching it orally would probably increase, and having sex with sores can be painful and the friction can cause the virus to shed more and cause more sores. I'm not a doctor, but I would say play it safe and just abstain during outbreaks!
Something interesting is that getting HSV-2 at two sites on the body typically would only occur during the first outbreak (when you contracted herpes). According to John Hopkins Medicine, having oral and genital HSV-2 could occur if the person who didn't have herpes had oral and genital sex with the infected person. Because the person who didn't have HSV-2 came into contact with the herpes orally and genitally, they can contract the virus in both places because they didn't have antibodies at all. So, the fact that you do have antibodies means the likelihood of contracting it orally would be low!
If you are worried, contact your doctor or OBGYN! Or even calling Planned Parenthood or health clinic can help! I call my college campus clinic and they are really helpful with all these types of questions.
Blessings!🥰