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thanks for sharing your H testimony. This is definitely encouraging.

Was diagnosed about 5 - 6 years ago. Started out on Acyclovir then switched to valtrex 500 mg. a few years ago, take it daily. It has been almost 2 years since an oral outbreak. Here where I live there is a H- support group that meets once a month which has been in existence since about 1984. The 2 main people that facilitate the meeting, has been positive for about 35 years, has never take meds and has not had an outbreak in about 15 years, and to his knowledge has never passed it to someone else. And the other about 25 years the one only takes meds on the cusp of prodrome. That is encouraging,

Thanks Adrial, the links you provided are helpful. One area where my G/F and I have conflicting information is concerning her receiving oral sex. To my understanding, the risk or transmission avenue during an outbreak or during shedding is my skin (area where the outbreak occurs, is always in the same spot, though I have not had one in nearly 2 years) against her skin. My understanding is, its not in the salvia, inside the mouth, nor the tongue. Her understanding is just the opposite. Also, this was my second IgG test both resulted in +hsv2. Since this is rare, would you recommend a western blot test just to be sure? Also since HSV2 prefers the genital region, thought I have never experienced any physical or visual symptoms is there any chance that experience asymptomatic shedding genitally? As you mentioned above, in an oral sex scenario, (me the giver) the risk is the same as genital to genital, but it isn't increased. Sorry for all the ?'s We just got off the phone. With HSV 2 orally, is there less than normal risk when kissing? Thanks for your time Adrial

Recently while reading up on blood tests and discovered that there are 2 different blood tests to determine HSV, IgG and IgM and that the IgG was more accurate in determining type 1 or 2. I know I contracted in 06 or 07, but didn't have any oral outbreaks untilabout2010 or2011 then got tested in 2013 and the result determined type 2. (I get cold sores, never any physical or visual indications of genital) Have not had an outbreak in nearly 2 years thanks to the Suppressive meds which I take daily. So I decided to get tested again and requested the IgG due to the fact that I wasn't sure which test was implemented in 2013. The results were the same, type 2. From all that I have read, this is sort of a rare scenario. So my first question is, though It's Still HSV 2 just a different location, are all precautions still the same when considering sex and she has tested negative? 2nd question, Will going to an immunologist or dermatologist be beneficial in order to gain a better insight to what life would be like on a day to day basis, the level of risk involved, how much will H be a hindrance for a negative S/O within a marriage, and does the risk for the negative partner increase when considering oral sex and HSV2 ( I have it orally) prefers the genital region? Thanks