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So after being newly diagnosed its safe to say I've been Google crazy. But as expected I'm finding conflicting information. 

A lot of sites say that you can contract the virus but never have any symptoms. Others say you can have sex and breakout within a week. 

So my breakout started late last week after a nasty yeast infection. The weekend before I saw a guy. So realistically was it him despite him having no symptoms? Or was it someone else from way back whenever?

I don't blame him (I'm over wanting to rip his balls off) but I think he needs to be aware if he is indeed the source. 

Are there any indicators as to why and when your first OB happens? 

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A lot depends on how you were diagnosed.

Did you have a swab or blood test? What types of herpes do you have (1 and/or 2)?

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I'm guessing type two as its genital and it was simply by looking at the horrid blisters that have taken up residence. (by two separate doctors in two different hospitals as I don't trust Korean doctors) 

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Did they take a swab of the blisters? They really must to get a good diagnosis. Yeast does cause blisters as well!  Visual diagnoses are no more than 75% accurate.

If this is herpes, then the source is almost certainly the guy the weekend before. Most people have an initial outbreak in the days after infection.

Note that genital is just a location that can be infected by HSV-1 or HSV-2. New infections are about 50/50 between the two viruses.

 

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Oh, now that I didn't know. I'm headed to the gynecologist tomorrow so I'll ask for a swab to be taken and get a proper diagnosis. 

My blisters are not where the teat infection was so I'm going to say it's probably going to be herpes. 

Third doctor lucky perhaps? 

I think I'm back to wanting to rip his balls off. 

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The average timeframe from exposure for an outbreak is 2-7 days. There are occasionally people who are as far out as 10 days but it's a minority. I agree with Wilso that you need to get a swab done to make sure you know your type and if it is in fact HSV. Severe yeast infections can mimic herpes. A woman on Reddit had this exact situation happen to her, complete with sores and everything.

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      @WilsoInAuswould appreciate your thoughts as have seen you comment quite a bit before!
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