I'm 19 and technically still a virgin. About a half-year ago I received oral sex from someone, a few months later I started getting painful symptoms down there. It was hard to convince my doctor I had it because he kept dismissing it as something else not to worry about, like an ingrown hair. I was negative for HSV2 even months after the oral sex. The symptoms would go away or heal before the doctor appointment so he couldn't swab anything or be sure of what it was. Blood test showed positive for HSV1, and the latest symptom was a coldsore below the waistline, so I know for sure its GHSV1. When I started getting symptoms I had all the emotions you'd expect, right now I feel that GHSV1 is just a different type of genital herpes with the same stigma as HSV2. I guess I'm just really unfortunate, catching it the way I did and getting painful symptoms too. I feel really sad whenever I think about it...and feel even worse when I get symptoms.