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When do you usually have your first herpes outbreak?

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Hi everyone,

I've recently been feeling burning pain after having sex with a new partner, as well as redness and small bumps. I'm absolutely terrified it is early-stage HSV 2 but I couldn't figure out how to post a photo. My question is, is it possible that I could have previously contracted HSV2 and the friction from sex triggered an outbreak? I've read that sometimes people can be asymptomatic when they first contract herpes. I don't want to accuse my new partner in case it's possible I was already carrying it. Or is it more likely that if this is my first outbreak, I contracted it from him?

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  • haz83342
    haz83342 Guest

    Posted

    You can use PC to post a pic. 

    You will never be sure 100% unless your partners do blood test. 

    You will keep thinking about who of who did it to you but in vain. 

    Just take care of yourself now

  • Guest
    Guest Guest

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    Yes it’s possible you could have recently gotten it.. or you could have gotten it years ago and your immune system/friction started a flare up. My bf has the classic outbreaks, the itching and sores. I don’t have any of it. Only some itching and that’s all. But I have had the burning pain with sex before, but it also could have been  uti because I get those a lot too. Only way to know if it’s herpes  is go get a blood test and then go from there.
  • Guest
    Guest

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    Thank you so much everyone. I'm just so sick at heart if I had this and accidentally gave it to a new partner. I'm going to the doctor today but I'm currently traveling so I don't know what will be available to me beyond a visual confirmation, ie a blood test to see if it's a new infection or I already had it.

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