HSV1 and HSV2

[Testing1]

Hi Teri,

I got an handjob from CSW 9 weeks back . after 2 days a bliater appeared on my penis shaft. I went for IGM test which was negative.
After 2 weeks a small blister started to appear on my upper lip and small pimples appeared on the below lower mouth but not on lips. At times burning sensation comes on my lips.Doctors told me it is not herpes.
I have done IGG test on 6 th, 8th week which is negative .04.
I had done PCR for HSV 1 & 2 which is also negative on 8th week.
1.Please Can you see a picture and tell me whether I am suffering from herpes r not.
2. How correct is PCR test for HSV?.

[Terri Warren]

We need to first start with your risk to evaluate how likely it is to acquire herpes during a sex act. Having a sex worker masturbate your penis is zero risk.
You mention a blister – like a water blister? Were you negative for both HSV 1 and HSV 2? I don’t know if you might have had herpes in the past, but if the blister was herpes, it probably wasn’t HSV 2 or the antibody test at 8 weeks would likely have picked it up. The IgG for HSV 1 misses 1 out of 4 infections, so you could have had HSV 1 genitally from the past, but again, you did NOT pick it up from this encounter. You had a PCR done – a swab test? From where? PCR is not appropriate for blood testing, only swab testing.

We cannot accept pictures on this website.

Terri

[Testing1]

HI Terri,

Thanks for your detailed reply. Really it has helped me emotionally.

1.There is no water blister on my lips , my dermatologist told me it was FORDYCE SPOTS. He told it will be there for long periods.

But I have a burning sensation on the lip when i go outside or eat any food.I am worried because this started to appear only after the Handjob from CSW.

2.I got my 10th week IGG for both HSV1 and HSV2 and the result is negative for both. PCR has been made for blood not for swab. Is PCR for blood not reliable?

6 months before I had a protected Sex back with the same woman . Should i worry about this? . As it may have developed from this encounter?
Does Sucking nipples can cause HERPES?

3.After how many weeks IGG is valid ? 12 , 14 or 16 weeks.

testing1

[Terri Warren]

1.There is no water blister on my lips , my dermatologist told me it was FORDYCE SPOTS. He told it will be there for long periods.

But I have a burning sensation on the lip when i go outside or eat any food.I am worried because this started to appear only after the Handjob from CSW.

One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.
2.I got my 10th week IGG for both HSV1 and HSV2 and the result is negative for both. PCR has been made for blood not for swab. Is PCR for blood not reliable?

PCR for blood is not reliable for anything. People with herpes don’t have virus in their blood and the PCR looks for virus, not antibody. PCR should only be used for swab tests.

6 months before I had a protected Sex back with the same woman . Should i worry about this? . As it may have developed from this encounter?

that would have been picked up in the most recent blood test.
Does Sucking nipples can cause HERPES?
NO

3.After how many weeks IGG is valid ? 12 , 14 or 16 weeks.
12 weeks

Terri

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