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Still, I don’t trust it. It could be right, but we don’t really know if they tested him for HSV 1 also, and I just don’ think herpes is the military’s strength. I would be happy to do a phone consultation with both of you. He needs to talk about his fears with someone who knows the truth about herpes. One in four women between 14 and 49 in the US have HSV 2 and 56% have HSV 1. He could move on from you and find someone who swears they don’t have herpes but because 80% of those infected don’t know, he could get infected anyway. And what’s so awful about having herpes anyway? I think he has some misperceptions.
When you go to be tested, remember that you want HSV 1 and 2 IgG type specific antibody testing – NOTHING ELSE.
Yes, you can shed virus without symptoms.
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Terri