how long after having sex will you be able to know if you got herpes?

Question

or the first signs? I was readin a lot of these questions and so you can have it way before having an outbreak?

So if you go into have a smear done with they normally check for that or do you have to ask for it to be tested?

Can they still test for it if there are no signs of it?

Answer 1

If you actually do have it, and you are one of the 10% who actually have noticeable symtoms they are usually fever, swollen lymph nodes in the groin area, fatigue, and all around flu type symptoms 2-14 days after exposure. If you develop sores, they vary a lot. Most people do not consider them overly painful but rather annoying. The images you see on the web are the very worst case, and are very rare! I have not talked to anyone who actually developed a case like those.

The sores themselves also very. For most they are like a small pimple that may or may not crust over as it heals.

If you do develop the lesions, you can have them cultured in the doctor's office. This has a high false negative rate since you have to catch them soon enough to get an accurate reading. After that, you will need to test by getting a blood test. This will need to be done 3-6 months after exposure.

It is a good idea to get a blood test whether you suspect you have been exposed or not. 25% of the population has genital herpes, and only 10-20% of them even are aware of it. It woud be terrible to find out you exposed someone else without knowing it.

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Answer 4

Actually, it ranges from 2 to 22 days. Sometimes you don't ever get any symptoms or sores. Some people are lucky that way. However, these 'lucky' people still carry the virus and still can pass it on to others. If you DO get symptoms, then it may include a slight fever, sore throat, flu-like feelings, and a HUGE whopper of a sore, and then you'll have a hell of a time peeing because it will burn and hurt so bad it feels like passing a kidney stone right at the urethra. After the first sore goes away, it's common to get a second one right then. Get diagnosed by a doctor as soon as you have one, and if you do have one, get a medication called Valtrex. It prevents sores and symptoms MOST of the time, but its no guarantee it'll prevent spreading to others. Good luck!

Answer 5

OK you are probably not to have genital herpes you probably have not ever bought oral intercourse or had sex earlier than. You're additionally probably not to get it climate your circumcised or now not, that does not topic. It might be only a few infection from masturbating or a bacterial contamination if you are now not appropriately cleansing down stairs. Please humans do some study. Herpes now not a infrequent contamination ... ha ha, it is one of the average infections available in the market. a million in four sexually lively humans has herpes and 50-eighty percentage of the populace has oral herpes that is what reasons bloodless sores / fever blisters at the mouth. It's additionally very infrequent to agreement herpes at beginning, approximately a million in 6000 get it at beginning at the same time their mom had a genital holiday out on the time they added. There also are methods to support preclude passing herpes to a youngster.

Answer 6

usually takes 10-14 days 4 the sores 2 appear after havin sex with some1 who is infected, visible signs or not...u might have some tinglin or itchin in that area b4hand...however, some folks don't have symptoms and pass it unknowingly...there is a blood test u can take, but it's not completely accurate...no, they don't automatically test 4 it; u have 2 ask...

Answer 7

it can take up to a year.