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England1995

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Hi Everyone, 

After a few days of freaking out, I saw a Dr today and they did a rapid diagnostic test and I am positive for HSV 1. Right now I have two sores, and MY GOD IT HURTS so much, I just urinated and was close to tears. Does anyone else have HSV 1 genital herpes, please tell me this is not the end of the world, I am looking at WHO stats on HSV 1 and 2 and I feel like nearly the whole world has it. What do I do in the future, is casual sex over? 

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@England1995 for sure - herpes of either type 1/2 in any location is not the end of the world. It’s something shared by nearly 5 billion people on the planet.

Was this a swan test? Or blood test?

 

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It was a rapid test that took 45 minutes to get the results, I have done some research, of course, will be 100% confirmed when results from a swap come back, but from the journal articles I have read the RDT is both sensitive and specific.

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Hey you are most definitely not alone. I’ve had ghsv1 for almost a year now. I went through all the feelings you are going through right now and it’s not the end of the world or your love life. There are plenty of people that also have hsv1 and you can’t infect them. Just be careful with yourself for the first three to four months. You can spread it to other parts of your body by touching the outbreak and then somewhere else. After three to four months you will have  antibodies built-up and should not be able to infect a different part of your body. I know nothing I say will make you feel better right now but just know you are farrrrrrr from alone in this. Welcome to 80% of the global population. We are here for you.

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It absolutely is less active downstairs. It’s possible you might never get another outbreak in your entire life. Hsv1 doesn’t like the genitals.

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Also @England1995 the person who gave you oral sex within the week of these sores appearing is the source. 

If this is your regular partner, they need have no concerns regarding the infection and sex can continue as per normal so long as you do. It have an outbreak.

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9 minutes ago, England1995 said:

Are you sure about this Wilsoln? 

The chance of a male with an established oral HSV-1 infection has a negligible chance of becoming infected genitally. There is actually no documented case of this happening.

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could it not have been from another person say from 2-3 months ago and the symptoms are only happening now? 

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17 minutes ago, England1995 said:

could it not have been from another person say from 2-3 months ago and the symptoms are only happening now? 

No that’s not really feasible. The average time from infection to sores appearing is 4 days.

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11 hours ago, WilsoInAus said:

No that’s not really feasible. The average time from infection to sores appearing is 4 days.

This can't be right. I had my first outbreak beginning on Thursday last week and I haven't had any contact with anyone for months.. 

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