I broke up with my g/f a month ago because she didn't tell me about having oral herpes (still EXTREMELY angry about this!!). She told me she was having an outbreak at the time, which is how I knew (at least she was honest about that!). I'm interested in dating someone else now, but here's the thing: my understanding is that you have to wait 12 weeks for a blood test until you know for sure, but I've also read that it's typical to have an outbreak within 3 weeks after contact with the infected person and I haven't had one. What do I do about the other person I want to date....do I tell her I have to have a blood test in (8 weeks) now and go from there? What are the chances I have the virus??
2006-06-22 13:30:27 · 16 answers · asked by polarbearis1973 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I don't have the medical answers, but I will tell you my own experience. I have oral herpes. I had my first outbreak when I was 5 years old. At that time my younger sister and I had contact with the virus (our mother didn't know how) and we both had many many mouth blisters.
I got used to have about one or two less severe episodes every year. There were time in my life when they were more frequent, specially when I was stressed or was exposed to sun.
I am now 38 and I've been married for 16 years. I have 2 kids (7 and 2) and I still have my episodes. I try to avoid direct contact with them during the outbreaks, like mouth kissing. But it is simply impossible to live in the same house, prepare their food and bath the kids and keep 100% free contact. And after all these years none of them got infected.
The kids' pediatrician had never asked me to avoid contact when I am healthy. It is only contagious during the outbreaks. So, if you didn't kiss her or share a glass or a cigarette during an outbreak it is not likely that you are infected.
I can only advice you to relax and keep dating.
2006-06-22 14:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Eduarda N 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-09 07:07:33 · answer #2 · answered by Gregory 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-13 08:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has cold sores, then there's a good risk. Bloodless sores are a type of Herpes and you may motive the opposite. Performing oral intercourse on any one who has herpes will purpose bloodless sores too. And as for Ashlee W's reply, it is honestly more like 1 in 8 individuals who have herpes (although oddly sufficient I've not ever spoken to anyone who has it), so if you are critically concered, you should deffinately see a physician. Seeing that it's more normal than you can also suppose.
2016-08-08 22:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait....
there are many kinds of herpes...the ones that you hear the most about are fever blisters (oral herpes) {HSV-1} that 99% of the population has antibodies to...you probably got these from your grandmother when she used to kiss you goodnight and she slipped her tongue in a little...
the other kind is genital herpes {HSV-2} that you can get if you perform cunillingus , or manual sex and then forget to wash your hands and touch your face, and she has an active outbreak...that is why you guys should ALWAYS perform the lemon test before doing anything with a vagina.
the only sure way to find out if you have HSV 1 or 2 is to have your doctor do a viral (Tzanck) prep and send it to a lab. if it is 1, don't worry, if it is 2, then you have the gift that keeps on giving and you need to monitor your self for continbued outbreaks. The viral cultures take a few days to do if done properly.
2006-06-22 16:09:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oral herpes is way more common that you might think. If you've ever had a cold soar, you probably have herpes's.
There are OTC meds now for it and just don't kiss anyone when you are having an outbreak.
You should mention it to your new g/f, but again, if you have no soars right now, you're not going to give it to her.
2006-06-22 13:34:51 · answer #6 · answered by maat13101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 01:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by susann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oral herpes is anything from a simple cold sore through to having those cold sore blisters appear in your nose, mouth, and down your throat. You can have them simply because you had chickenpox as a child and the virus that lays dormant in a nerve ending, can be activated by stress or illness. Have a test if you are worried. There are medications to stop attacks coming but also a good one if you do end up with a cold sore is to take L-lysine tablets (avail from health food stores)..they will reduce the severity and duration of attacks.
2006-06-22 13:42:17 · answer #8 · answered by anything_my_child 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-06-30 09:03:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oral Herpes outbreaks are commonly known as Cold Sores, but she might have had the other type from down below instead.
My boyfriend has Cold sores, but I don't kiss him when he has them and I'm fine.
Here's some info on the different types and things:
2006-06-22 13:40:33 · answer #10 · answered by Mummy of 2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋