I found out I had herpes when my partner became symptomatic - to that point, I had no symptoms. We are not exclusive, and I briefly dates someone else. I have never been symptomatic. From what I have read (that you can have herpes and not have symptoms, and that herpes can lie dormant for years then flare up), I am not even 100% positive that I gave it to him and not vice-versa, but that is water under the bridge. The only symptoms I have had, which surfaced 2 years after the diagnosis, is "burning mouth syndrome", which has resulted in a drastic reduction in my sense of taste. There is a single case study out there (http://www.livescience.com/50455-burning-mouth-syndrome-herpes.html) that links this to herpes. I have just started anti-viral drugs, and am praying they work. I miss tasting food! I am grateful not to have had the typical herpes symptoms.
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