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So here's part of my story. Last March, I was date-raped by someone who didn't use protection, and I hadn't had sex since then until the weekend before last using a condom. Then last Wednesday, I conveniently already had an appointment with a gynecologist, was going to get a pap and tested but she found out my IUD was out of place and ended up removing it after some incredibly painful attempts at salvaging it. Then I found out they didn't accept my health insurance anymore, so I went home without getting tested and with an antibiotic for all of the maneuvering they did down there and got the depo shot. Anyways, that Friday, I had a couple bumps pop up, really itchy - felt like a bruise someone was pressing on, it got worse and more bumps emerged, until it hurt constantly, worse when I walked, so on and so forth. I called my doctor Monday and she squeezed me in, and she said it looks like herpes. Still waiting for the test results, but it's pretty certain...

On to my question, could this have come from being date-raped months ago, and just now manifested from all of the irritation that came from my doctor trying to reposition my IUD, or is it more likely from the protected sex I had less than a week before the outbreak started?

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Usually, if you get symptoms of herpes, it appears 2-10 days after infection. This is not a hard and fast rule, however. A lot of people are asymptomatic for a long time, and may flare up in times of stress or something. Nonetheless, in this case, I would agree with WilsonInAus.

I would encourage your partner to get tested.

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I do not know when I acquired this... Got tested last Dec... Positivite for Hsv-2... I've been in my current relationship for 5 years. He tested negative. So I've had it for 5+ years and did not know... Unless u specifically asked for this test before, u would know... I'm guessing u didn't get tested after you were raped? Did u test before/ after relationships? Since your doctor was removing your IUD, it created stress, therefore u having your first recognizable outbreak..... If the doctor did IGg blood test and they find antibodies... 50% of People test positive after 3 weeks after infection, 70% of people test positive 6 wks after infection, almost everyone who's infected will test positive 16wks after infection (Terri Warren, The Good News about the bad news p 57). I thought I my STDs testing included everything... I was wrong... I also assumed that if u had herpes, u would know....

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I do not know when I acquired this... Got tested last Dec... Positivite for Hsv-2... I've been in my current relationship for 5 years. He tested negative. So I've had it for 5+ years and did not know... Unless u specifically asked for this test before, u would know... I'm guessing u didn't get tested after you were raped? Did u test before/ after relationships? Since your doctor was removing your IUD, it created stress, therefore u having your first recognizable outbreak..... If the doctor did IGg blood test and they find antibodies... 50% of People test positive after 3 weeks after infection, 70% of people test positive 6 wks after infection, almost everyone who's infected will test positive 16wks after infection (Terri Warren, The Good News about the bad news p 57). I thought I my STDs testing included everything... I was wrong... I also assumed that if u had herpes, u would know....

Thanks for the info. I should've gotten tested after I was raped, but I was too ashamed of myself. I got divorced last year, and I've had a string of bad relationships since, so I don't know who I got it from if that's the case. The guy who I had sex with last was such a mistake too, because he hasn't even contacted me since. My blood work came back negative for everything, but I'll know the results from the culture tomorrow.

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Hey lydia64 - we're here for you. You have all our support behind you **Big Hug**

When you are feeling down, look at us - We have this too, we're all in this. It gets better, believe it. You are much more than this, and you are much stronger than this.

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Hey lydia64 - we're here for you. You have all our support behind you **Big Hug**

When you are feeling down, look at us - We have this too, we're all in this. It gets better, believe it. You are much more than this, and you are much stronger than this.

Thank you so much for your reply. I'm glad I found this community, full of such wonderful, supportive people

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