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So a few months back, I felt a small annoyance around my bottom and thought it to be hemorrhoids or irritation from shaving and didn't pay it much attention other than being careful to not touch it.  then about 2 months after that, Noticed the same type of annoyance, in the exact same spot......after about a week I finally convinced myself it needed to be checked.  It was so small and unnoticeable that the Dr couldn't even find it.  Well, I went for testing and was told I tested positive for both antibodies and for a current outbreak for HSV1 and 2........ I have not told a soul.......... Not even the man I suspected gave it to me, who I am still dating..... Im terrified that he is going to blame me, and I very well could have had it for who knows how long and given it to him.  I am doubting myself in this so much, but up until this recent person, I had been in a long term committed relationship and NEVER had any worries from him or I about any STD's.  I started suppressive therapy and am constantly trying to hide my medication just in case someone snoops around. 

I dont know what the future hold w him, at all.......and I cannot bring myself to tell him.  I will never tell a friend or a family member on my own, so if I tell him, and piss him off and he goes around talking about me negatively, it will get back to my friends and family, and I cant handle that. 

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hey,

why dont u just tell your family and friends? If you do eventually tell him he has to know that he most likely gave it to you.Its far more easy and more common for men to give women this then vise versa.

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Most of the time, even for people with HSV, anal issues are haemorrhoids or fissures. This should be treated separately to HSV.

Moving onto HSV, I am very worried that you were told from a blood test you have a current outbreak. That is not possible from blood.

I really think you should get hold of the blood test results. You need to know your scores for IgG HSV-1 and IgG HSV-2. IgM test results are not relevant in an adult and I'm concerned that this may have been the only test you had!

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I just called and requested the test results.  Can you help me understand them better when I get them back?

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The Dr. was very specific about telling me the sooner I went in, the better because then they could tell if the spot was an actual breakout. Otherwise all they would see were antibodies if I let the spot heal.

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Yes you will receive plenty of advice on how to interpret your results. We look forward to helping you!

Did they take a swab of the spots? Is that what you got back, a culture or PCR test result?

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That's what I gathered from your posts! This means the doctor's HSV knowledge isn't all that great so there's an increased risk of diagnosis issues. Make sure you get printouts of all the blood test results you had.. IgG, IgM.

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But no values. Being positive for HSV-1 increases the chances of a false positive for HSV-2.

I'd look to getting a Herpeselect ELISA test in a few weeks time for confirmation.

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