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[Nervous10]

My girlfriend got her test results today and everything was negative. The good news is that I didn’t get it from her so I guess that lowers my chances of having it now. Now my only concern is that I have genital HSV-1 from my one-time sexual encounter 3 months ago and am just now showing symptoms.

1.) With dealing with symptoms such as pain/burning/tingling etc. How often are these symptoms present even when there is no visible sores? Would it be unusual for them to last for a week?

2.) Say with my given history. One time sexual encounter 3 months ago. Protected sex, unprotected oral. (Don’t know her status) and current sexual partner negative for HSV-1 & HSV-2. If a re-test does show a positive HSV-1 result as opposed to equivocal. Do I then come to the conclusion that my symptoms of mild discomfort at head of penis and icy-hot feeling in thighs and scrotum are attributed to a new genital HSV-1 infection received from my exposure 3 months ago?

3.) How common is an outbreak consisting of one lesion/sore?

4.) If I have already been positive for HSV-1. How likely is it to obtain HSV-1 again in a different area from a different person?

5.) If I do test positive do I then start disclosing as if i’m positive for genital HSV-1? Since I don’t have a positive swab in either area couldn’t I risk spreading my Genital HSV-1 infection to others if it’s not oral? Should me and my GF start using protection until its confirmed?