2006-07-03 06:18:25 · 3 answers · asked by college man 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
It usually takes any where from 2-20 days after having sex with someone who has the virus to have your initial breakout. This is usually how genital herpes are diagnosed. A woman will have a gynecological exam and a pap smear depending on the woman's medical history. A man will have a genital exam to check for HSV infection. There is a blood test to detect the virus, but I have read they can be really inaccurate, providing a negative result when you do have the virus.
I had my initial outbreak about 3 weeks after having sex with someone who had the virus. I went to my OBGYN and she took one look at it and knew it was herpes. They also did a pap smear for me.
2006-07-03 06:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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