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Kmiskimon

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  1. Thank you both so much for the support! I know I definitely need to go in and get tested myself. I may have the virus, or have been carrying it. But he was completely honest to the best of his knowledge at the beginning of our relationship that his ex had herpes. He was ignorant, thinking that as long as they didn't have sex while she was having an outbreak he wouldn't get it. Unfortunately, there was a miscommunication between us and I wasn't aware of that detail, I thought he had already been tested and was clean. Obviously that was not the case. The reason they did both a blood and urine test was to do a full run up of STDs, so he's showing up clean for everything else. Thank you for the advice on going to Planned Parenthood. I was really stunned they didn't do a culture sample since he was in the middle of having an outbreak. On the blood test they did IgM and IgG for type 1 and 2 on both. All four tests came up negative though. Again, thank you so much for the support and answers!!! I will make sure to share those handouts with him.
  2. About 2 1/2 months ago my boyfriend suddenly had a small patch of red bumps appear on his pubic area. To both his and my knowledge we were both clean, neither of us having a history of any STDs. Within a day these red bumps turned in to blisters and continued to progress like a pretty standard herpes outbreak. At this point my boyfriend was quite certain he had herpes and was completely devastated about it. In 2 1/2 months we have gone through a lot. Him trying to accept and come to peace with the fact that he has genital herpes and me trying to be the best emotional support I can for him. About a week and a half ago he had a second outbreak, which was way more intense than the first. This time he was physically ill as well and the blisters had moved from his pubic area to the base of his penis. He decided to go to the doctor to get a solid diagnosis and medication for the outbreak. They did both a blood and urine test. A few days ago he got a call from the doctor, saying all his test results came back negative. So I guess my question is, how accurate are blood tests for HSV? Or is it possible these outbreaks are being caused by some sort of other skin condition or disease that mimics the symptoms of a genital herpes outbreak?
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