will my hsv1 turn into hiv?

[Loyalloulou]

I'm thinking the worst. I'm even depressed and stressed because i don't have anyone to talk to about this 

[mr_hopp]

No, they’re 2 very different viruses. Don’t let the paranoia get the best of you. 😉 In this case, knowledge certainly is the antidote to the paranoia. 

[TequilaGirl]

@Loyalloulou hi! I totally understand you. Belive me. When I was recently diagnosed I thought that too but reading about this and getting the support of this amazing forum I learnt a lot about this virus. So I invite you to inform yourself about it and get some peace of mind 🙂 you'll be ok!!

Good vibes! 

[Star28]

@Loyalloulou Don't worry they are 2 totally different viruses. I know it's a lot to take in.. I'm going through the same with the stress and depression down load some calming therapeutic music on your phone it helps me to sleep at night. The people on this forum and so knowledgeable and helpful they're helping me through this they can help you too... 🙂

[mr_hopp]

And by the way, I imagine you might be asking this because of an oft-cited statement that says it's easier to get HIV after you have HSV? If so, the reason for that is assuming that you're having sex during outbreaks, which would allow easier access to new infections, including HIV. (But anybody who knows they have herpes certainly doesn't have sex during outbreaks!) 😉 

Aside from that, simply having HSV camping out in your body doesn't make you more susceptible to HIV.

Here's an article on that from the CDC: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/why-genital-herpes-boosts-risk-hiv-infection

[Loyalloulou]

@mr_hopp @TequilaGirl @Star28  I say this because the first person I ever had sex got me pregnant and he ask did i take a hiv test.i  freaked out and became selfish *I got an abortion.. I didn't want to bring a kid in this world like that... eventually I did get one and it came negative and every since my results been negative... that's been since 2012 will my results change? 

[TequilaGirl]

@Loyalloulou if you haven't had any risky situation where you could contract it (ex. Having sex with someone hiv+, contaminated needles, etc) then you can be completely sure that your results are 100% accurate 🙂 the window period it's from 4-6 months post probably exposure to the virus to show up in a blood test. So i'm confident to say that you are ok! 🙂

[Loyalloulou]

@TequilaGirl I recently had one and th e results where negative 

[TequilaGirl]

@Loyalloulou you are fine!! Stop worrying 🙂