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I've just come from my doctor's office where he confirmed that I have HSV1. I had a primary outbreak a couple of weeks ago, had the lesions tested and received results today. I have a couple of questions (at least for now, anyway). 1. My doctor says there isn't a blood test to test for HSV, that you can only test for the virus when there are lesions present. I thought that I had read here on the forum that there is a test for HSV. Can someone shed some light on this or clarify for me? 2. My partner (a less than one-month relationship) has been very supportive. He has never had an outbreak that he is aware of. He is the first partner that I've had in several (3 to 4) months, so I assume he has HSV1 and that is how I got HSV1. He and I both enjoy oral sex very much and need some advice as to how to proceed. From what I understand, as long as you don't have lesions, oral sex should be fine - can someone corroborate/clarify this for me or point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.