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Hello there,
I am a female(26).I recently did blood work to see if I was infected with either Herpes Simplex V. I or Herpes Simplex V. II. The results came in and for Herpes Simplex V. I was negative. While Herpes Simplex V. II came back positive at 4.6 . Once I saw I was positive, I started getting anxiety at the thought of me having it. Then I proceeded to contact my doctor. So I can get tested again, and have my vagina looked at. When I went to the doctors, she told me I have no signs of any bumps/breakout. And I told her that I haven’t had any symptoms regarding Herpes. The only thing I had was like a feeling of like a cystic pimple on the upper portion of my vagina near the clit, I guess like the clitoris hood? But I got that checked out before and the doctor said it wasn’t anything, and it just went away. She also continued to tell me that the results I had done at another lab just basically said I was infected with herpes at one point. Which you know is a bummer of course! I’m still waiting on the doctor results to come hoping that it was a false positive. But I was wondering if I can also do the western blot test just to double check. But I also had a few questions regarding sex with Herpes. 1) If I’m Herpes simplex 2 positive, can I still receive head from a man who is negative? Like will he contract HSV2 from eating me out, or even HSV1? Like what are the chances he could get something? Like if I also cum/squirted on him too.
2) How likely is it for me to have a false positive at the 4.6 stand point ?
3) Should I try to contact my doctor for pills so I can stay safe with my partner during sex?
4) How likely is it to spread HSV2 to a partner who is negative ? With condoms and without ? -
We can certainly get the blot done to be more certain about this diagnosis.
If someone who is HSV 2 negative gives you oral sex, there is a small risk of transmission to the mouth.If he got infected, it would be HSV 2 because that’s what you (might) have.
I think there is probably a small chance that this is a false positive, but it is possible. I’ve definitely seen false positives at this index value, and also much higher.
Do you have a regular partner? Has that person been tested?
Condoms reduce transmission by 65% and if you are infected and take daily Valtrex, that reduces transmission by 50%, so you can get the numbers to be very low indeed. If you are going to do the blot, I think I would recommend that you wait to start medicine until you have that blood drawn, which you can do anytime now. I would also strongly recommend that your partner be tested if they have not been already.Terri
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I can help you with the western blot order. You would need to make an appointment with me for a telehealth visit on this website.
IF you are infected, we don’t have any data on transmission to a mouth via oral sex, no.
You should ask to see your partner’s test results to be sure herpes was included.
I totally disagree with your doctor’s opinion. IF you are infected, daily antiviral medication reduces transmission by almost half. If you are positive and your partner is negative. I would highly recommend that you be on suppression to reduce transmission.Terri
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