Is this herpes?

Feliz knows about the test. I just know I took a blood test never knew about lgG IgM or any or that highs and lows til joining this group. Thought test were more accurate than they are didn't even know about the time after exposure u had to wait to get a test. My doctor never discussed anything with me every thing I learned was online. She told me if I ever got an outbreak call her she write me a script. No info or you should buy this book or read this blog and it was over the phone. 

HSV2 IgG test is more reliable and a negative at 10 weeks is a good sign you're truly negative.

Thanks, do you know how many it misses for HSV2? 

I should get a result back by the end of the week which will hopefully start to give me some confirmation as to whether this is herpes, with the partner in question also doing a test this will help to define whether it's possibly HSV1 or 2. Is one worse than the other when it comes to obtaining it genitally?

The HerpeSelect IgG test catches most positives at 3 months (maybe 3 out of 100 are missed), and the majority after 2 months. HSV2 is easier to transmit genitally and also more frequently recurring.

Ok thanks for the info you've been so helpful, I'd send you a gift if I could ha! 

I'm going out of my mind so decided to do an earlier blood test which I can repeat, this one will be at around 10-11 weeks as I'm on holiday next week so no access to testing, depending on the result if negative I will test again after 3 months to try and confirm, I'd rather pay the money many times and have more of an understanding.

Ok thanks for the info on HSV2, if I am diagnosed as I've said I'm hoping it's HSV1 as most people have this already so this would make it harder transmit even genitally even if they didn't have it? I'm just trying to learn about the virus so I can help others too! 

You're welcome! And yes, you're right about HSV1, which is why I agree that it's better to have HSV1 as well.

I will just have to await the results of all the tests over the next week or so. 

If I've got it I think the partner has HSV2 down there without realising and passed it on as it was only really after sex I felt bad as we had oral week before with no symptoms but will see, I did use a condom which I know reduces the risk but not by a lot?

Not if there was still a lot of genital skin contact, or if the condom rolled up, etc. Incubation period is around a week on average, but can be up to two weeks, just fyi.

Thanks, if I've caught it from a one off encounter then do I consider myself unlucky or is it common to transfer it after one time for example? 

Are there any main symptoms you'd expect from a primary outbreak? I.e is it common that flu like symptoms are present or is this just a maybe? Would you get flu like symptoms if only getting the virus gentially? 

Apologies for all the questions! 

I've read that the itching tingling burning isn't necessarily associated with a primary outbreak and that it's only really associated with a secondary outbreak as these are prodome symptoms not primary symptoms, how true is that? Or does these sensations still happen with a primary?

From a one time encounter is supposedly not very common, but it can and does happen. Depends if the circumstances are lined up for transmission to occur. Symptoms vary a lot. Flu-like symptoms, burning urination and swollen glands in the groin are common with the first outbreak, less so with subsequent ones. Not everyone gets these symptoms, however, nor the tingling and whatnot. It really varies a lot.

Okay thanks for all the information you've provided. 

I have no idea if these symptoms are herpes, in my mind they are but I pray they aren't, I was negative previously before these encounters. I've just completed a blood test so will likely obtain a result over the next few days, this will be around 10 weeks since last potential exposure, the partner in question is also carrying out a blood test over the next few days so will only probably find out that result next week, I will report back when I know the results and go from there, the wait is agonising. I've had burning buttocks and thighs over the past couple of days which from what I've read can be a sign of a recurrent outbreak, and today the itching, crawling feeling has started again after dieing down for the past week so can I take this as a sign of a recurrent outbreak possibly? If so how long would you expect the burning sensations to last, they've been here and there for around 5/6 days? 

Thanks again! 

Hey I am experiencing the same symptoms that you just described. Can you message me, lets chat!