I’ve added some appointments for this coming Saturday. We are leaving the country for one month on the 14th and I don’t know if we will have internet so I’m not setting up anything beyond this for now.
1. I have had reacurring BV since getting an IUD (I’ve since then gotten this removed last week) the only genital symptoms I get sometimes is a minty burning feeling down there but I am still on antibiotics for BV. Would an HSV2 primary outbreak present as just burning with no sores/lesions or burning while urinating? Or is this most likely my BV infection?
I think it is more likely BV but normally, BV does not cause pain with urination
2. I saw a post on how valtrex affects blood results. Does it cause false negatives? Or false positives? In either case, how long does one have to take it for that to affect blood work results??
Valtrex, when taken with a brand new infection for more than a few weeks, can delay antibody development, correct.
3. Above you said outbreaks can present in many ways, if my symptoms somehow were an outbreak, would it last for over 27 days? Even after taking valtrex?
No, I think that is really unlikely
4. In the case that the test comes back intermediate, what are the steps to go about then?
Well, it depends upon how much Valtrex you’ve taken. If more than two weeks, you should consider not taking it and waiting three months to repeat the indeterminate – that is the advice of the UW.
Terri