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I tested positive for HSV2 a few of weeks ago.

I have never had any outbreaks of any sort. I have been with the same man for 10 years. There have been no other partners since him. He has never had any outbreaks either. He was recently tested and was negative. This confuses me since we have been together for so long.

My midwife told me that I could be a non shedder. What are the chances of that? Is there a test to determine this?

Does this mean I will always be a non shedder?

What about oral sex? If I have never had an outbreak and neither has he should we be cincerned about oral sex if there are no outbreaks?

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My midwife told me that I could be a non shedder. What are the chances of that? Is there a test to determine this?

I don't think the midwife really understands how the herpes virus works.. especially the part pertaining to asymptomatic shedding.

Does this mean I will always be a non shedder?

There is no such thing.. I don't know why she told you that? Did you ask your doctor about this? You might try reading the free herpes handbook linked to from here:

http://SpecialUser1234.com/herpes-hpv-books.html

What about oral sex? If I have never had an outbreak and neither has he should we be cincerned about oral sex if there are no outbreaks?

It's still possible to pass herpes even when there are no outbreaks present. That's through asymptomatic shedding. Asymptomatic shedding means that the virus is present on the surface of the skin but we can't see or feel it. People have asymptomatic shedding sometimes before, during, and after outbreaks. People that don't get outbreaks can shed too... We don't know which days we are shedding...

Read that handbook I told you about. You can read it from the web and it's free.

Hope this helps,

Angela :wink:

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Hello

I was recently diagnosed myself, though I do have symptoms. It is possible you have had very mild symptoms and were just unaware, I would have missed mine altogether had I not been shaving down there. There was no pain, no real outbreak, just a couple little red spots on my inner thigh. Which I mistook for razor bumps or ingrown hairs. I decided to keep an eye on them since I had recently began a new relationship, since they didn't go away like razor bump should and didn't hurt like razor bump does, I went to the dr., had the blood test, my H 2 was over 5, which I found out means I didn't just get it, that it had been in my system for awhile. We were very lucky because even though we had had sex several times without protection, he did not get it. Not sure how long I've had it, but have never given it to anyone either. And never noticed symptoms before either.

Whether you have symptoms or not, everyone seems to have a different experience with this virus. Because your antibody numbers are so high with Herpes 2, you have most likely had this for some time. the fact that your partner has never gotten it means you may be one of the lucky ones that doesn't outbreak. That may be what your nurse meant. Some people never outbreak or outbreak once or twice and not again. That is uncommon but I have read cases like that since doing research.

There is an article that i read, that I found helpful, here is the url for it: http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_simplex_1_and_2.htm

basically it tells you the difference between the H 1 and H 2. With H 2 you don't really have to worry about oral sex, its H 1 that is dangerous with that. It seems that H 2 has a hard time living anywhere above the waist. I certainly would not have oral or any sex if there is an outbreak present, but there doesn't seem to be much chance of spreading H 2 through oral sex. Hope this helps.

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Whether you have symptoms or not' date=' everyone seems to have a different experience with this virus. Because your antibody numbers are so high with Herpes 2, you have most likely had this for some time.[/quote']

Again.. the only way a person can know if their first time infection is recent or not is to have a positive herpes culture result and a negative herpes antibody test result.

The number itself from the herpes antibody test doesn't tell you how long you've had the virus. You could have contracted the herpes virus from any one of your past partners.

A person can still pass herpes even if there are no outbreaks.

Actually, not having an outbreak that you can see or feel or recognize if very common. 90% of those that have genital herpes don't know that they have it because they don't get outbreaks that they can see, feel or recognize.

Hang in there,

Angela :wink:

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