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@WCSDancer2010 Thank you - I will definitely be more aware of my body going forward. And, thank you so much for your advice and insight. I still am very scared and just hope that my boyfriend will continue supporting me. I adore him with every ounce of my being and don't want to lose him over this. That was great advice - taking him with me might be a good idea. xo

@WCSDancer2010 Thanks so much for responding! I am hoping that my gynecologist will be more helpful. It's definitely not a false positive - the value is 5.68. :(

I found out yesterday morning that I have HSV-2. I received the lab results via email with no note or explanation from my PCP. But, from what I could gather, it looked like I had tested positive for HSV-2. I emailed my doctor's office and left them a voicemail to call me. An hour later, my doctor called and he left a voicemail explaining that I had tested positive and to call him if I had any questions. It felt very cold. All I could do was go into shock. I've never had any symptoms or outbreaks. I simply got tested because I got a physical and figured it wouldn't hurt to test for STDs. And, I tested negative for everything... except for HSV-2. Seconds after listening to the voicemail, I called my boyfriend of two years. I told him I needed to see him - that I had gotten my results back. As soon as I got to his place, I broke down and cried. In between the shock and tears, I told him I had tested positive for HSV-2. He immediately hugged me and told me it would be okay. He was confused as well because I've never had any symptoms or outbreaks... and he had just been tested a couple of weeks before and he was negative for HSV-2. We are completely in love and monogamous, so we've had unprotected sex hundreds of times in the last couple of years, and he's negative. I was surprised at how calm my boyfriend was. I was expecting utter shock, confusion, sadness, a sense of betrayal maybe for not knowing this (because I felt all of that), but he was so positive. He himself has HSV-1, but his oral cold sores are so minimal and so few and far between, that it doesn't seem to impact his life all that negatively. Although my boyfriend's been very supportive, I am feeling very scared. I went back today to my PCP because I felt this need to get some sort of explanation and he just reiterated what he said in the voicemail. He said since I've never had OBs or symptoms, I don't need to go on any suppressive therapy and that I should just start using condoms with my boyfriend. That just doesn't feel right. That's it? Just start using condoms? I am terrified of passing HSV-2 on to my boyfriend. Although I have been lucky enough to not have OBs, wouldn't it make sense to go on suppressive therapy to minimize the chance of passing it on to my boyfriend? He already has HSV-1... I don't want him having type 2 as well. I've never known anyone who had this, so I very appreciate having you all. This diagnosis can make you feel very alone and scared. The support on here looks amazing and it's nice to know you're here. I set up an appointment with a gynecologist next week to see if he can give me more in-depth advice on whether I should go on suppressive therapy or not, but wanted to get advice from anyone on here who feels they can help.