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  1. He is symptomatic. I'm not sure about the difference between our bloodlines, but I want to be sure of the possibilities. I figured I could get the other virus through oral sex. But I really wanted to know if it's possible and how likely is it to get Ghsv1 or Ghsv2 just with vaginal/anal sex from a partner with a different virus than mine. You understand? If I already have Ghsv1 (an example) and my partner Ghsv2, will I get Ghsv2 from him genitally and get the 2 viruses on my genitals?
  2. Hello everyone! I met someone who has herpes recently and had a question. I haven't read anything like it around here. But if, for example, I have Ghsv1 and my partner Ghsv2, Can we get each other's virus? Can we get both viruses in the genital At the same time? If yes, would that increase our number of outbreaks?
  3. Thank you both for your answers. It's really annoying because it's clearly something I only started to feel after I got infected. However, I correct that the pressure is not internal. It's actually all over the vulva, just like the pain sensation. Internal is just white secretion. They happen eventually. I still haven't noticed if there's a specific time frame, maybe once or twice a month. Usually the pain and pressure last for a few hours, but the discharge can stay for days. Thank you Grace for taking the time to ask the clinic about this!Thank you Grace for taking the time to ask the clinic about this!
  4. Hello everybody. I had my primary infection just over two months ago. since then, I haven't had the familiar herpes blisters or sores. But sometimes I feel a sense of pressure and pain throughout the vulva. I also notice a white discharge that was also present in my first infection. Does anyone else feel that way? Could this be an outbreak? Maybe an internal outbreak? I remember that on the worst days of the first outbreak I felt this pressure and pain too. It is common?
  5. You love him. You can see it in every word. I'm sure he knows this and that you did everything to protect him. I believe this is what you need to remember. You are so honest! It could simply omit this information and it didn't. You did everything right. Everything you could! Unfortunately when you get it right, you still have minimal risk. But you are not bad. Your attitudes prove otherwise! You can have a clear conscience that you did the right thing, so why wouldn't he love you? Please see yourself with better eyes. Be calm, he is likely to be fine as you had sex before the symptoms started. If you are going to test your boyfriend, it will take at least 12 weeks. Find support in each other. (If it helps, I really believe he's fine). Will be all right!
  6. Thank you Grace. Your knowledge helps me a lot!
  7. Hi, I've read here several times about the percentage per year risk of transmission from women to men and from men to women. Some even cited the numbers considering the use or not of Condoms or antivirals. 4%.2%.1% for women and 10%.5% and 2.5% for men. Could someone here, please, inform me which scientific article, research or study were these numbers taken from?
  8. You are wonderful, Grace! How kind and supportive you are to people you don't even know... You helped me so much! Thank you!
  9. The test fails in some cases and can give false negatives. Could it be that the test failed or that you got it from someone in the past perhaps? This is confusing to me too because if the outbreak was a primary outbreak and the symptoms occurred after sex, isn't that indicative of that person? It's a question I also have.
  10. Well, of course, each one must choose the best way to live with it. Even if you have hsv1 and if you are an atypical person, it would be no different than someone who has hsv2 and spills a bit more. Anyway, what matters is that if someone CHOSE to be with us in a relationship after we've told, is it because they're okay with the risk and why not take the blame off their backs? If you take precautions to keep people as safe as possible (condoms and antivirals and no sex in seizures) and someone is willing to take a 1% risk Because you think you're worth it, why not allow yourself to be loved? You deserve! You see, people with cold sores, including you, continue to kiss on the mouth even though it's transmissible. Why would sex be different? We know this is prejudice about how we got it: having sex (taboo). But if you think about it, it's the exact same virus in a different location. Anyway, I hope you're okay and can process this better.
  11. First of all, I'm sorry for what you went through. I feel like you tried to take your own life. Nobody deserves this. The betrayal of people with HSV you've met is, yes, a reflection of character. But if they hadn't contracted, it would still be the same. So it's not about contracting hsv. Look at your case, you weren't doing anything wrong and contracted. It was like that with me too. Where did your mother get this information? You have genital herpes, not leprosy. You can hug people safely, yes. It's really unusual and I've never heard of anyone getting the same virus elsewhere in the body after such a long time. Many people with oral and genital viruses have relationships and children. The woman from "life with herpes" (you can find them on Instagram or YouTube) has both and is happy and her husband never got her virus. hsv1 is generally not very problematic on the genitals. It may never appear again and generally doesn't spill much in that region. In addition to being unlikely to transmit from genital to genital. I know how you feel. I'm at the same stage. I also abstained for 2 years to finally be with someone and get it. Let's suffer from this for a while. But we cannot give the power to kill ourselves.
  12. I read about it too. Elimination is greatest in the first year and in those people who experience symptoms frequently. If you are asymptomatic for many years, it is because the virus remains inactive most of the time. Not all doctors know a lot about herpes. I have the impression that there are those who do not give us due importance. Infectious doctors generally have more knowledge about herpes. But it is important to remember that we are not transmitting the virus all the time. Only a few days a year when viral shedding occurs. We take precautions all the time, as there is no way of knowing which days the virus will be on the skin, as the shedding has no symptoms.
  13. What an interesting question.Theoretically, if you already have Hsv1, you have antibodies against it and should not get the virus elsewhere in the body. Another point is that a person who has oral herpes should not be concerned about having oral sex on someone who has genital hsv1, because the person will not reinfect. You can't get the same virus twice in the same place, because it's already there. As for receiving oral sex from someone who has genital herpes, it's perfectly fine, as transmission occurs through the genitals rather than the mouth. If the recipient does not have genital herpes, there is no risk of getting herpes that way for both of you. Whoever has genital Hsv1 sheds much less virus, making transmission unlikely anyway. I believe that especially for those who already have Hsv1 on account of the antibodies. But I don't know if we can say that the risk of having genital herpes from hsv1 is zero when they already have it orally. From the information we have, it seems safe, but only a doctor can give you certainty. It is hard to say that the risk would be zero. I hope someone else answers. It's an interesting discussion.
  14. As far as I know, and I'm not a doctor, the virus moves along the nerves in the regions adjacent to where you have outbreaks. So you can't guarantee that there will never be a virus in your genitals. Although it seems that in you they do not move because they always appear in the same place. Really only a doctor could answer for sure.
  15. definitely it would be awesome if antiviral lubricants existed, they would be like 70% alcohol (which kills coronavirus) only in a herpes version!! There should be products that do not allow viral replication in the skin.
  16. It's a shame to be in limbo. I know because my igm was also positive and my igm indeterminate. So I spent weeks thinking that maybe I didn't have it. In your situation, there are a few possibilities (from my point of view): your girlfriend is igg hsv1 positive and you don't know where she is. If it's oral, it can be transmitted to you by oral sex; if it is genital it is unlikely to be transmitted genitally and without symptoms, but there is viral shedding which is not impossible. In fact, you may have recently acquired one of these forms and then your igm would be positive, but you wouldn't have had time to have igg antibodies yet. If they move to the positive lane then you will know you have been infected. As far as I know, some people may experience symptoms when they urinate. The igm might actually be a false positive, but if you show the igg boost when testing again, you'll know it's correct. Unfortunately, there's nothing to do but wait for the test results or you'll get more classic herpes symptoms.
  17. Hey guys. You must have felt my doubts, anguish and despair in my posts since I arrived here on this forum. And you guys helped me a lot, thank you. It's sad how it all happened. I was fine and I saw this guy and had the best sex of my life and days later I had symptoms and a diagnosis. Having a post-sex flare-up, with all the characteristics of a primary flare-up, makes you think you've acquired it recently. I hate how this virus is so unpredictable for each of us. It may have been him or not. Getting a clinical diagnosis is difficult because you want to get tested and make sure everything is real, but even the tests aren't 100% reliable. Today I went back to my gynecologist, I showed my blood tests. She interpreted my positive igm and wrong igg, saying that possibly I acquired it recently and my igg would increase over time. And the igm would be negative. Well, we know this happens when you've recently caught the virus. I told her that if my current partner wasn't the one who infected me, then I would have gotten the virus at least 2 years ago. I asked her if my igg wouldn't be positive after such a long time and she said most would. And that I couldn't be sure my last partner didn't give it to me because Some people don't seroconvert. And the only way to be absolutely sure it wasn't him would be if he hadn't slept with others before (which isn't the case). So maybe they don't have igg, but they carry the virus. Maybe it was him, but since I had the wounds, if he comes back positive he's going to think I gave it to him. Two unfair things about genital herpes: Many people have the virus, but the one who carries all the stigma is the one who is unlucky enough to have the symptoms. And the other thing is, if you have symptoms and whoever infected you has no symptoms, it will always feel like it was your fault. Of course that doesn't change my diagnosis. When I went to her today, I was hoping my mistaken igg was a hope that I don't have it. Hopes are gone. What makes me sadder is that I didn't have time to find love or have a relationship before I found out. It's lonely. Anyway, thanks for the support I received here. In my country (Brazil) there is nothing like that, this forum gave me a lot of support. I wish everyone could find the happiness they're looking for. (Cross your fingers for me). PS: I will eventually continue reading and answering what I know to help as you helped me. With love, K.
  18. I'm really tired trying to figure out how everything works. I've seen many of you here talking about the western blot What about Wb being the gold standard for herpes testing. I read a lot on Terri Warren's website and she always recommends wb as a definitive test. I recently asked an infectious disease doctor in my country a question and he said that the gold standard is PCR (????). Inconsistency in the medical community takes away the peace. He also said that he usually doesn't need a confirmatory test, just a clinical examination. I don't believe doctors are error proof. If the tests are not useful and just look at the lesion, why are they there? Why all the theory about people with herpes having igg antibodies if the test comes back negative and they insist you have herpes? I am exhausted.
  19. It's a difficult situation. But I'm glad you can now find support in your mother. Surely that will pass. I'll be rooting for your improvement. Please update us if you need support, I know how important this is. Be alright!
  20. thanks. Sorry for so many questions, I believe I am slowly collapsing as I wait for my next appointment with the gynecologist. I was hoping that igg would give a conclusive result and then I would know that I had been in contact with the virus for years. But the result was indeterminate and I'm in trouble again. In my exam result there is a note talking about igm results often showing false positives or false negatives. And my result is very close to the limit between positive and negative. Overall, my igg exam is inconclusive. And my igm exam could be wrong. I will have to wait months and retake the test. 😞 Again, sorry for the amount of questions. Thanks for all the support ever.
  21. I'm confused. I did the blood test. This was the first time I had an outbreak and it was 5 weeks from the start of the outbreak until I got tested. My lab does not do the separate exam to distinguish between type 1 and 2. My Igg result was equal to 0.90. According to the reference values, this means an indeterminate result. My Igm result was 1.18 (reagent). Now, if I had the virus in my body for years, shouldn't the Igg be bigger? Does low igm and indeterminate igg value mean that igg is still rising, so this infection could be recent? I know the igm gets smaller with time. Does anyone know what igg indeterminate means?
  22. Hi. I was clinically diagnosed recently, I am 21 years old too. Many of these symptoms are familiar to me. I also had headaches, fever, malaise, chills and had three small "paper cuts". I also had itchy anus. Symptoms can vary greatly from person to person. Overall, it seems that doctors are only clinically sure when they see the characteristic clustered blisters. But with your description, it looks like herpes to me. I was confused about the yellow discharge, as the liquid that comes out of the blisters is citrine. Something like a clear pee. And it's liquid, not thick. Sounds familiar? I also had slightly smelly discharge, but it was white. I know it's possible if herpes gets in your cervix, but I don't know what different forms this discharge can be. It is very stressful to have to wait 12 to 16 weeks for a blood test. Do you intend to do it? After that time, you will certainly have antibodies. I hope you get well soon. It is very common for the first outbreak to last two to four weeks. Overall, it looks like herpes. I wish you good luck. You can text me whenever you want. I came out of my first outbreak a few days ago. I imagine I can understand you well. Cheering for your improvement!
  23. Correcting: He didn't know what to tell me, but he didn't attack me.
  24. I came back to tell you that I told my last partner about my infection. It wasn't as bad as I thought. Fortunately he treated me decently and calmly. I didn't know what to say, but don't attack me. He was worried. I'm too. I will test myself tomorrow with the igg and igm blood test. Now I get the feeling that he didn't give me the herpes. He said that he was tested after his last partner (because she had an infection) and that his result was negative. We know that if this test was done too soon, It may have given a false negative. But I believe I'm about to find out that I've been asymptomatic for a long time without knowing it. I'm within the herpes immune window. I know if I test negative now, it might be false, especially if the infection is recent. So I will test it again months later. But after I found out he was already tested, the guilt returned to me. I may have had that and sex that day was just the trigger to activate the virus for the first time.I pray to God for the truth to be revealed. If I test positive now, guaranteeing that I've had the virus for some time, I just hope I haven't passed it on to it. Wish me luck!
  25. I have no sores on my mouth or cheek. I started contraceptives shortly before being diagnosed and I don't know if these are pimples caused by this hormonal change. I do have acne, but I've never seen them grouped together. I've never felt them itch so much either. The pellets were grouped with little tips that looked like pus, like pimples. However, they began to change color and dry out. Where I live, this type of testing is not common. I pray to God they're just pimples, I wouldn't know how to stand having flare-ups on my face too. Flowerteacher, Thank you for your consideration in answering me.
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