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I think I have genital herpes!

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katie09879
katie09879

I recently slept with a new partner on 13.2.18 and about the day after my vagina has been really sore and I noticed like 6/7 bumps just on my labia they are very painful and really hurt when I wee. My partner says he doesn't have genital herpes so I'm not sure what to believe as these are going a little bit dry now but are still hurting

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  • Mgirl
    Mgirl katie09879

    Posted

    Do you have a picture? And has your partner been tested?
  • ml66uk
    ml66uk katie09879

    Posted

    As Mgirl suggests, your partner wouldn't necessarily know if he has herpes or not unless he's been tested.  The CDC says this: "Most individuals infected with HSV are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms that go unnoticed or are mistaken for another skin condition."

    For anyone else reading here, there are pics on this thread btw:

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/is-this-genital-herpes-pictures-included--638827

    • Guest
      Guest ml66uk

      Posted

      So right after being infected let’s say with herpes, how long is the best time to wait to get a positive 100% result? 

      Secondly, if the infected individual performed oral to the vagina, what would it be classified as herpes 1 or 2?

    • ml66uk
      ml66uk Guest

      Posted

      There isn't really a good time to wait.  If anyone thinks they may have been infected with herpes, then they should get checked out sooner rather than later, ideally within 5 days of being infected.

      It's increasingly common for HSV-1 to infect the genitals, so if a woman received oral sex from someone who's infected, she could potentially be infected with either virus.  It seems to be rare for HSV-2 to be transmitted without genital to genital contact though.

      Around a third of genital herpes cases are now caused by the HSV-1 virus, (which is why people usually talk about HSV-1 and HSV-2, or "type 1" and "type 2" rather than "oral herpes" and "genital herpes"wink.

    • Mgirl
      Mgirl Guest

      Posted

      after being infected if you wanted to take a blood test you would have to wait a few weeks for your body to produce antibodies, maybe like 8-12 weeks but people can produce antibodies even sooner than that. If you develop lesions, get them swabbed right away for the most accuracy. a person with HSV1 who performs oral on someone could give them HSV1 genitally. HSV2 is pretty confined to the genital area
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