paranoiahsv1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2533633/

hi @thatguy, did you ever go for a second test? how were your results? i'm debating whether i should also go for a second test or not. hi @ra1956, i've read your other posts with regards to your changing results and now i am even more confused than ever. i am asymptomatic but was diagnosed with hsv1.

i have the same exact case/diagnosis and i've been so confused on how to deal with it. hsv1, no symptoms; never gotten a cold sore my entire life. you're not alone.

aren't antivirals by prescription only? i actually asked about medications from my doctor and she said they do not recommend me taking anything right now since i have no symptoms. i think i should take antivirals though right just to be safe? are there antivirals over the counter?

sounds like he's really thinking about it. he has mixed emotions of fear and confusion since you mentioned you guys haven't been getting more intimate. do you know if he's been tested in the past? if not, i think it'll be a good idea for him to get tested as well. i am currently stuck in this similar situation of deciding whether i should disclose to this new guy i'm dating or not. at the same time i feel like partners need to know the sexual history and STD test results of each other before moving forward into a relationship. this way, we can help each other assess the type of risks we are willing to take on from the ones we don't. for me specifically, STD status nowadays is one of the determinants before entering a new relationship. :(

i didn't tell my parents and i don't think i will. they are rather very conservative and will most likely judge me and my sexual practices. it's sad that i cannot expect support from my parents but i understand it has something to do with the generational and cultural gap between us. :(

thank you for your feedback inka. i actually do not know what to believe in terms of determining which body part of mine is infected with the virus because even though my doctor said it's only hsv1 i am infected with, i've read online that hsv1 can also cause an infection on the genitals. i am asymptomatic so this makes things even more confusing for me. i do not know whether i've contracted hsv1 as a child or from kissing/sex from adulthood as i have never had a cold sore before if my memory serves me right. this is my first time having a blood test for STD's besides the pap smear. im thinking about starting on lysine just to prevent any possible outbreaks if this is in case a recent infection and will most likely avoid oral sex from now on...

that's kind of relieving to some extent. thank you for sharing! :) i hope your meet up goes well. update us on what happens. good luck! :)

sorry guys, i posted this twice by accident. please ignore this one.

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. It was just last week that I got diagnosed with oral HSV1. The news didn't hit me right away as my initial knowledge with herpes despite it being an incurable sexually transmitted disease, was that it was just basically a skin rash that isn't life threatening. However, after extensive research online, I am now very confused about this disease and how to deal with it. My doctor informed me that I have been exposed to HSV1, the herpes virus that causes mainly cold sores around the mouth. My doctor specifically pointed out that it is just a virus for cold sores and not genital herpes although a lot of information online states that HSV1 can also cause genital herpes if transmitted down there. Now I am not that worried about my general health since I am fully aware that this disease isn't life threatening. What I am very much concerned about now is other people around me specifically relationship/sex partners and even my children in the future when I have some. After all that I have read online about herpes, I am now paranoid that I can easily spread/transmit this to anyone I kiss. I have been dating this new guy who isn't my boyfriend yet and things have been going really nice and smooth. We get along pretty well. We haven't gotten intimate yet besides making out and now I am very much scared to move on to the next level with him. I am now even afraid to kiss him. I haven't told him anything about my diagnosis yet and I don't even know if I should or if I should just stop seeing him altogether. I have no idea how he will react. I've read online that 50-80% of the population is actually infected with HSV1 yet the majority isn't aware that they are infected. These are most likely the people who haven't gone to their doctors specifically for STD screenings yet but already had their blood taken for other tests and were afterwards thrown away into labs for research studies purposes. Having this sort of knowledge makes me even more confused about how to set an attitude towards this disease. Should I try to educate my peers about it to lessen the social stigma associated with herpes or should I just close my eyes and pretend I'm ignorant and live in bliss just like the majority of the people who are unaware? I've been so lost... I wish there is at least a vaccine for everyone that can block the virus transmission for people who are already infected and prevent infection for those who aren't if it's not possible to have a cure for the virus itself. :(

Hello everyone, I am new to this forum. It was just last week that I got diagnosed with oral HSV1. The news didn't hit me right away as my initial knowledge with herpes despite it being an incurable sexually transmitted disease, was that it was just basically a skin rash that isn't life threatening. However, after extensive research online, I am now very confused about this disease and how to deal with it. My doctor informed me that I have been exposed to HSV1, the herpes virus that causes mainly cold sores around the mouth. My doctor specifically pointed out that it is just a virus for cold sores and not genital herpes although a lot of information online states that HSV1 can also cause genital herpes if transmitted down there. Now I am not that worried about my general health since I am fully aware that this disease isn't life threatening. What I am very much concerned about now is other people around me specifically relationship/sex partners and even my children in the future when I have some. After all that I have read online about herpes, I am now paranoid that I can easily spread/transmit this to anyone I kiss. I have been dating this new guy who isn't my boyfriend yet and things have been going really nice and smooth. We get along pretty well. We haven't gotten intimate yet besides making out and now I am very much scared to move on to the next level with him. I am now even afraid to kiss him. I haven't told him anything about my diagnosis yet and I don't even know if I should or if I should just stop seeing him altogether. I have no idea how he will react. I've read online that 50-80% of the population is actually infected with HSV1 yet the majority isn't aware that they are infected. These are most likely the people who haven't gone to their doctors specifically for STD screenings yet but already had their blood taken for other tests and were afterwards thrown away into labs for research studies purposes. Having this sort of knowledge makes me even more confused about how to set an attitude towards this disease. Should I try to educate my peers about it to lessen the social stigma associated with herpes or should I just close my eyes and pretend I'm ignorant and live in bliss just like the majority of the people who are unaware? I've been so lost... I wish there is at least a vaccine for everyone that can block the virus transmission for people who are already infected and prevent infection for those who aren't if it's not possible to have a cure for the virus itself. :(