How common is it to test negative even after 3 months of exposure?

does he have sores as well? this guy i was seeing had sores and thats what made me get tested because after researching what could cause sores i found out that just about every std/sti out there can cause genital sores and i just happened to have a tear down there that tested positive. some things i've read say its hard to determine how long your body takes to produce antibodies for hsv1 but all the providers ive talked to say it should only take about 3 months and that he was probably lying to me about when he last had sex. i dont think this is the case though because his test results were pretty right on spot of what he was telling me. i just want to know how common it is for someone to have hsv1 and not have the antibodies for it after being exposed past 3 months+. did you test positive on your blood results as well or just on swabs? a positive blood result would indicate having it for a while (at least a few weeks but possibly having had it for years and not known because the virus has a way of hiding in our nervous system). You can experience e asymptomatic viral shedding and symptomatic flare ups at anytime. hsv1 is super common. over half the people you know has it and about half of them dont even know they have it because its not regularly tested for

no my partner had no sores, no blisters, he could wee perfectly fine etc, and honestly i didn't have the blood tests, they couldn't find my veins to do it (2 nurses and 20 minutes later and nothing 😦, my swab come back hsv1 positive, everything else was negative

trust me i would love lots of answers to as i'm still confused about mine lol, all i know is i have genital herpes but not via hsv2, i contracted them via hsv1, but i'm still in the same situation where i feel like my questions dont get answered hence why i'm here lol 😦

do you know if he has a history of cold sores but still tests negative? also, have you both reached out to past partners to tell them? i told my ex husband, the guy i was with after my husband and the guy i was recently seeing who i'm certain i got it from but just for safe measure since i read that some people never develop igg antibodies at all. if one of your guys' past partners has it than that could answer some questions. i'm on sorta good terms with all three of them but they all tested negative.

thank you for answering, got more info from you than my health advisor lol, all i know is i tested positive for hsv1 considering having it on my genitals and negative for everything else, havent really been told what it means lol or any info going forward apart from to take aciclovir for 10 days (as mine is quite severe due to skin problems) and then any future flare ups to control it with aciclovir! and i'm not really a sexual activve person tbh so despite not having a partner for 11 months (prior to my current one), i havent had sex in nearly 2 years prior to this one time and he is negative 😕

I'm sorry you havent gotten much information. i was tested in the ER and didnt get much info from them either until i went in and checked my son in because i was worried that my results meant i had it orally and my son had a fever so i got worried thinking i gave it to him by sharing something with him. thats when the doctor who actually swabbed me happened to be on duty that day and clarified things. to be certain i went into planned parenthood and got a second test and got a bit more information at that appointment and when they called to confirm my second test was also positive for hsv1 i then i booked another appointment with them to further discuss my test results. i would highly encourage you to get seen by a women's clinic or planned parenthood for more information about the diagnosis itself. unfortunately they couldnt tell me much than 'it usually only takes 3 months for antibodies to be detecable' so that why i turned to here because he refuses to get retested to confirm if it was a false negative. you could request that the guy you were seeing also gets retested, regardless he should be getting retested every couple months because hes had sexual contact with someone who is positive and thats people's biggest mistake with this virus. they dont understand that antibodies take time so if they get a negative result to them thats it, especially if they're asymptomatic. the guy i had been with was tested multiple tomes after his symptoms developed. just for whatever reason he doesnt have detectable antibodies.

don't be sorry, i've just been researching like a crazy person just to try learn things as to how to keep me safe, my partner safe etc, i sppose it's a good thing for me atm that i have a decent partner who isn't put off with the whole herpes situation, and i never had an antibody blood test as they couldn't find a vein in either of my arms lol, 20 mins, 2 nurses, things in my arms to help the flow etc and still nothing aha 😦

have you looked at the forhims website? it has a lot of information on herpes. im also surprised they put you on Acyclovir. im on valtrex and i take it everyday, twice a day if i feel like an outbreak is coming on, though i havent had any outbreak other than that little tear down there. im really surprised they arent having you take suppressants every day especially since you are with someone who may not have it.

I got put on Acyclovir for 10 days and once I'm finished that I then have to go on Metronidazole for 5 days 😦 honestly I've not really been told much about it, it was just more like "you have herpes, take these tablet for so and so days" and that was it lol, also mine was quite severe and i was reading somewhere and it said "Severe cases may be treated with the intravenous (IV) drug acyclovir" so that might be why.

is this just a normal doctor youre being seen by or urgent care or soemthign really generic like that or are you being seen by providers who specialize in reproductive health?

I'm being seen by someone from the GUM clinic

whats that? like planned parenthood?

It's a sexual health clinic essentially (I'm from the UK)

ohhh okay. that could explain. im from the US so you guus might do things a different way when it comes to treatment

how long has it been since your current partner been with someone else? do you think its possible that you got it from him but hes just not testing positive?

It's been about the same as me, 11-12 months he got tested after her and was negative!

he was tested recently or like right after her?

He was tested after her and then a few weeks prior to meeting me