Blood test results in

[Theo1824]

Sooo back story: got involved with this new guy I like a lot. Couple days after we sleep together, I get a flu like experience with painful peeing. Got confirmed hsv2 swab pos by Pcr 4 days later.

 

Doctor calls me today and tells me I'm quite high for IgG for hsv1. Must never have gotten symptoms. Oh well. Not gonna worry about it because it's not the one causing issues. Anyway... She said both IgM and IgG were negative for hsv2. She seemed a little confused about the results. Said we could always test again. But the final thing I'm taking out of this is I got this within the last three months and most likely from this new guy. It kinda gives me peace of mind.. But now I have no idea how to tell him. And I would be absolutely horrified if his test comes back clean. Sigh...

 

Bright note: I don't have to tell every guy I've been with! And I finally got myself back into the gym. No more of this pity party. My life needs to go back to normal.

[WCSDancer2010]

Yeah - sounds like you are very recently exposed to the HSV2 ... don't know why your Dr would be "confused" by those results :/

 

Anyway, Do remember that if you have HSV1, it's *likely* oral... so DO be careful with oral sex ... if you happen to get anything like mild sores in the corner of the mouth, or any kind of issue with the lips, it would be best to avoid oral sex for that time ... just to be safe... unless your partner already has genital HSV1... in which case play away!!!

 

 

(((HUGS)))

[Theo1824]

She was confused because she expected to see IgM antibodies... And if I was honest I thought there'd be some too. Not sure why its negative?

 

My swab test came as hsv2. I've never had a cold sore in my life but my mom always had them. So I probably picked it up from her throughout the years.

 

But if he gets tested and comes back pos for hsv2, do we have to worry about further spreading it to ourselves? Assuming he takes the news well and decides to stay...

[WCSDancer2010]

AGAIN, ask ANY Herpes specialist and they will tell you IGM is a waste of time... for the exact reason you just experienced... it's notoriously inaccurate :(

 

If you both have HSV2, you should be ok... however, assuming you just got it from him, (and his is established over 6 months) you will want to be cautious for a few months so you don't autoinnoculate to other areas of the body. H2 doesn't spread to other areas as easily as H1 (HSV2 only accounts for 1% of all Oral Herpes) but it can spread to other areas of the genitals. Once you have about 4-6 months to build up antibodies, you should be fine :)

 

(((HUGS)))