Advice on herpes?

Have you had a blood test for herpes?

Dear cara,

Some answers to the questions you've posed:

Can you have tingling sensation with no other symptoms such as blisters or can herpes just be tingling?It's possible that a minor outbreak could just cause tingling without any other symptoms.

How long does the tingling last? Is it just the first 12-24 hours? The tingling I have has lasted almost 3 days. It's possible, but tingling is a very subjective sensation and obviously, the more attention you pay to this the more likely you are to 'feel' it's there.

If you usually get cold sores on mouth, would that show up if you were to have a genital herpes outbreak? I've had a cold sore before but not often at all. I would say that cold sores in your mouth and genital herpes are unrelated...unless they share the same 'trigger factors' (i.e. you get outbreaks in both areas following oral and vaginal sex??)

Are herpes tests accurate if you have no sores? The best test is an HSV DNA swab taken when you have symptoms. In the absence of sores, the swab test is less reliable.

What sort of vaginal discharge does herpes cause? I'm having a really thick white/mild yellow discharge that looks & feels like snot. Typically, herpes is not a condition that causes a change in vaginal discharge; other conditions like thrush or bacterial vaginosis are more commonly associated with this. Herpes = recurrent genital ulceration.

-How many blisters usually appear? Variable!

-Would surgery cause an outbreak? I had a tonsillectomy 2 months ago but no tingling/symptoms after that. Any life stress could potentially trigger an outbreak.

Are there other common things that cause tingling on vagina? Potentially, many other causes. As I said mentioned earlier, your mind may be playing tricks and anxiety can often potentiate minor symptoms.