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Hi, today I've been diagnosed with type 2 and my emotions are all over the place as I was quite shocked as I am currently in a 2 year relationship. I've done a lot of reading and it seems that a lot of people have quite a big outbreak at first which is really painful and had flu like symptoms. I have had sores on my vagina 4 times now in the last 6 month (all after shaving) and it was until recently being treated as a hair follicle infection. All 4 outbreaks have been pretty similar, with the last one being slightly more painful, I didn't have any flu like symptoms of increased pain the first time. Is this common for others?
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FelizCastus sally94034
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sally94034 FelizCastus
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By swab, I went for a blood test two weeks before my swab and they refused to test it (for an unknown reason) I had another sore come up after shaving again and went to the clinic to have it swabbed. online it says you could get flu like symptoms the first time and it will be the worst you will have but I haven't experienced this. It also says online that symptoms will come out after around a week of being infected but I've also read you can have it for years with no outbreak and then outbreaks will be triggered. I don't think my partner would have cheated and passed it on to me it's more likely that I've had it for years (or he has) and it's just come out now but I'm unsure of how others has come about as the information you find on the internet is so confusing.
FelizCastus sally94034
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Most people have their first outbreak a week from infection. Of the minority that don't, some may genuinely have delayed first outbreaks, whilst others may have such mild or mistaken outbreaks they failed to realise it. Not everyone gets severe first outbreaks with flu-like symptoms, etc. In fact, most carriers have no (recognised) symptoms. Of those who get noticeable symptoms, outbreaks can be mild. It varies from person to person. It's possible your post-shaving issues have been outbreaks all along, but you still can't tell whether you had it from before your bf or not, unless he tests negative. The IgG blood test can only tell recency of infection within a month of a true first outbreak. After that, it's hard to say with any certainty.
Beehive66 sally94034
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6 months ago I got out of a 3 year relationship and I got diagnosed with type 2 a week ago. I thought I had an ingrown (which I did pull out a really long hair) but it scabbed over weird and I went to my doctor and they swabbed the area and took blood. They said I had recently had been infected (someone went down on me) because it hasn't shown up in my blood yet. My emotions are all over the place too
sally94034 Beehive66
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Can they find out if it's a recent infection through blood? I was unaware of this, I thought I would never know
Beehive66 sally94034
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Btw I had no flu like symptoms. It didn't hurt to pee. But now that I've been taking this prescription they've given me, I had white chunky discharge and it's really uncomfortable and itchy down there. I'm gonna try to go get a second opinion soon since my doctor didn't tell me anything except prescribe me something.
Beehive66 sally94034
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Yes if you have an igG blood test done depending on what your numbers are can tell you how long you've been effected. If it's a low number or not showing up in your blood, recent exposure. If your numbers are high, you could have had it for years. This is just what I have been told.
FelizCastus Beehive66
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