Oral Sex

Sexual health
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I have been diagnoised with Herpes Virus 2. I changed doctors and did my yearly blood work up. I was devastated to find out that have been exposed my number was very low. I have never had a break out. I never knew that when I ask for a full blood work...most doctors dont test for Herpes unless you ask for it. She told me not to worry about it that my number is so low that I don't need to take a daily dose for a year. MY question is how does this affect my sex life. Oral sex is foreplay for me but am I putting my partner in jeopardy. He loves me and doesn't care but I am concerned about him performing to pleasure me and putting himself in jeopardy.

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I was diagnosed in august and started daily meds in October due to multiple outbreaks in that short if a time.. i would definitely suggest daily antivirals to protect him.. i thought this was the end of my sex life also.. oral is a big thing for me also i make sure that if i have any signs such as tingling, burning , itching that there is no kind of sexual contact.

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Thanks...I just followed up with my Dr..my number is a 3...she says that I have been exposed but I have no symptoms or break outs. She confirmed exactly what you said.

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Was the test IgG and what was your score? How did you score for HSV1? Usually they're done at the same time.

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What does your score even mean ? Does it mean how long you've had it

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Because if you've never had any symptoms and your HerpeSelect IgG score for HSV2 is very low, especially with pre-existing HSV1, there's a chance it could be false. The University of Washington western blot is the only way to get a more definitive answer, but it is not cheap.

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But is it still possible to spread the virus with a number low?

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If it is a true positive, then yes. The number only reflects antibody levels and is of limited use.

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Is there a way to find out who got the virus first when you find out 3 months later

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No, the window for that is pretty tight, maybe only a month. At 3 months, most people will have more or less reached full antibody production, so there is little meaningful distinction.