So I got diagnosed with HSV2 the other day and have been struggling to come to terms with it. I believe I caught it off my ex partner. But if I was infected but did not experience any symptoms and didn't know I had it. Does that mean I've infected my new partner? Sorry just trying to get an answer to this question. Thanks
Depends on how you were diagnosed, the test they did, and how you scored, if applicable. Not all tests are accurate when it comes to herpes, so unless it was the IgG test and you scored high, especially with no evidence of HSV1 infection, then you may not even have herpes. Do you have your lab report?
A swab culture/test is the most accurate, incidentally, but clearly you didn't have that done, since you've never had any symptoms and thus no lesions to swab. Just some extra fyi.