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Reply To: Antivirals affecting HSV2 seroconversion?

› Forums › Herpes Questions › Antivirals affecting HSV2 seroconversion? › Reply To: Antivirals affecting HSV2 seroconversion?

February 7, 2015 at 3:31 pm #3595
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I have not taken antibiotics or antifungals.

I have had a small amount of discharge on only two days out of the 80+ days I have had symptoms, and not within the first 45 days of having symptoms.

I think I’ve taken acyclovir for at least 55 out of 85 days since potential infection. Can that amount of antivirals delay seroconversion significantly beyond the 3-month range?

It would be great for this to not be HSV-2, but some symptoms are just so troubling–acyclovir seems to have some positive affect on symptoms, the red spots inside my urethra that persist/reoccur in exactly the same places (perhaps the place of viral entry, which would explain not having had sores on the penis shaft), the significant tingling/numbness in legs & feet that is often most acute at same time symptoms in genitals are most severe, the severe pain in urethra during initial “outbreak” that has since subsided with subsequent symptoms more like itching/pinching in urethra.

How should I go around looking for other possible diagnoses? Should I seek out an STD specialist/private STD clinic?

If it’s possible that I

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