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Interesting. I had a tetanus shot a few weeks before getting my first OB. I also was taking Wellbutrin, which caused a lot of insomnia and inadequate sleep for a week. Can't really tell which triggered.

Optimist, I think it's fair to not consider it a 'bad decision' since ultimately so many people are unaware. I doubt any of the people I've slept with in the past knowingly infected me with it. From my end, I was tested 2-3 times a year and assumed it included Herpes. This was because I was fairly active sexually, and didn't want to put anyone at risk without disclosing. I feel like I failed since I was never actually tested for it :\ Jeff, I am not sure what to think. I sincerely doubt she's cheated on me. She wasn't sexually active for a few years, and I was her first partner since that point. I've been with a lot more people than she has, so odds are that I was the one who had it. But...it doesn't make sense that my blood test two weeks ago was negative. Hers was also negative back in March. I really just don't understand how this is possible...

Understandable. Now that I have it, it's raising a lot of questions about the future of my relationship. If my GF doesn't have it, is the relationship strong enough to justify her potentially putting herself at risk of contracting it? I also feel weird putting her in a position where she is at risk because of decisions that I made in the past. Odd situation. Especially not great timing since I am moving out of the apartment to have more space for my personal items...

Okay, thanks for information. I will try to find out what kind of test my DR used. I only recently realized that generalized STD tests did not check for Herpes, which completely baffles me. I usually get tested multiple times per year, specifically because of concerns about Herpes. I'm concerned about how long I've had this, and if I gave it to other partners at some point. Not sure how far back to go here.

Thanks for the response. The DR told me that both culture tests were positive for HSV2. I am not sure what blood test they did. Part of the confusion is when the actual infection occurred. I've slept with two people since fall of 2015, both were LTR. Neither had symptoms or issues related to HSV. So, if it occurred before fall of 2015, I should have had the antibodies. But, my test last Tuesday didn't show antibodies. If the HSV2 test is 95% accurate, then I must have been infected recently? It doesn't make sense, since neither myself or my partner have slept with other people. For my GF's sake, I'm not sure what to consider the date of infection as. If it actually just happened, then her blood test wouldn't be accurate for another 11 weeks.

Just received a positive diagnosis on two different cultures. However, I tested negative for the antibodies. Two weeks ago, I had what I thought was a cut near the head of my penis. My GF and I had unprotected sex that night, since I didn't think anything of it. I went to the doctor a few days later and they took blood and did a tissue culture. The blood came back first, and it was negative. I just got the results from the tissue cultures (one on Tuesday of last week, and another on Friday) both came back positive. The doctors thought it was mechanical damage the first time, and the second time they thought any bumps were from neosporin reaction (dermatitis?) I'm confused, though. My doctor said that assuming my negative blood test was accurate, this was a recent infection. Neither of us have slept with anyone else though, so I don't know how it just showed up. Also, my GF was tested in March 2017 and specifically requested a Herpes. Her blood work came back negative and she hasn't had any symptoms. We have been dating and sleeping together since June of 2016. If I had it prior to now (assuming false negative) surely she would have acquired it after a year of unprotected sex? I don't know what to do. We had protected sex twice when there was an open lesion, and once when the initial one occurred. She's going to the DR on Friday. If I was truly just infected, how long will it take before her blood would show the antibodies?