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Are the culture tests accurate? If it was type 2 would that have showed up in my results? The doc told me I was easy to swab and it got good samples so I should be good.

Not sure if I should post it on a discussion board but I figured I'd try here first. When I had my initial outbreak that caused me to go to the doctor it was severe. I couldn't even pee without crying and cool water. It lasted a few weeks and I had tons of spots. I went and got tested at a gyno and they did a culture test and it came back negative for hsv2 but positive for hsv1. My question/concern is if this was reliable? I haven't heard of initial hsv1 outbreaks to be as severe as mine. The culture was taken on fresh and open sores if that helps. I had another outbreak about a month later and it was very mild. Lasted maybe two weeks all together until it was completely healed. I got about five spots all together. Three were on my inner thigh and had appeared one right after another, with the third never completely forming. Then I had two small spots right next to each other on my pubic hair. I never had pain, I only noticed because I keep checking to make sure. I was diagnosed in January and my last outbreak was in February to early march. So has anyone else with hsv1 had similar experiences? I also seemed to be only getting ob's after shaving. Could I have gotten my infection by cutting myself down there then receiving oral? Because that is what seemed to have happened to get my initial. The second one came after shaving as well. After that one healed I tried shaving again and this time I seen to be okay. Does genital hsv1 ever have second outbreaks? I read that a second one within a few months is normal but I was told by my gyno that I'd likely never have one again. So these things have made me curious. Any answers/advice is appreciated!

I know it sounds soon but there's a guy I'd like to get to know. I'm not trying to sleep with him or anything right away but if it would come to that I'm nervous to disclose. Except this makes it worse because we'd be introduced through mutual friends. Mutual friends who don't know. If it turns out wrong I'm scared everyone wouk

So chance of transmitting it to a partner is 4% or less and asymptomatic shedding is fairly low makes me feel better knowing and I hope it'll make someone more comfortable with the idea of being with me. Do you know of any successful disclosure stories for people around my age?

Hi. I wasn't exactly sure which category to put this in. But here it goes. I'm an 18 year old female and I've only been with two guys One was when I was 14-15 and the other was from this past august to about a month ago. I got it through oral and I have hsv1 genitally. My giver is no longer in my life for unrelated reasons but when or ended he said some hurtful things like "gpodluck finding someone who will stay with herpes." And I have some questions. What are the transmission rates? I don't take any meds because I don't really get ob's. I was culture tested if that helps with answering. Another is will someone want to be with me again? I felt stuck in my previous relationship because I felt that only he would stay with me. But now that its done I'm not necessarily looking for someone but if I met someone, would they automatically resent and reject me because of herpes? Especially a younger guy who is like 18-22 who could have many women who don't have this? Should I disclose to potential partners since it's hsv1? My doctor told me to "chalk it up to something goofy and call it a day" but I feel as if I should, but don't want to if the risks are basically non existent like some have told me. And how hard is the talk? Thank you for any answers.