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I also had a tear at the bottom of my vagina, but the doctor didn’t swab it because just like you she didn’t think it looked like herpes. Also, I’m under the impression that he would have had to use 2 different swabs. One for the chlamydia/gonorrhea/bv which is an internal swab and then a separate swab where he would’ve had to vigorously kind of rub the cut to separately see if it would grow virus specifically for hsv (and maybe Terri would confirm this as I’m not in the medical field). I am so sorry you are experiencing this! It seems like this Dr. is very uneducated about herpes and really did more harm than good during your visit. I wish you the best. I am also terrified as I await results, but stay away from Google during this time (clearly need to heed my own advice).
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