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Herpes 2 testing!!!! WHEN to get a blood test?

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Herpes 2 testing!!!! WHEN to get a blood test?

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There is a blood test for HSV I and HSV II, HerpeSelect(R). Although not many labs do that test it is effective in telling you if you have had an exposure to the HPV virus, it does not tell you when that exposure was. If there are no symptoms present, a blood test is available 3 months after exposure. A swab may be done if a sore is present. After the first outbreak, about one-third to one-half of all infected people never have another outbreak. Other people have frequent outbreaks. Herpes is very common: about 20% of adults in the U.S. have HSV-2. Many people infected with herpes don’t know they have it.

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The test will only show positive results DURING an outbreak. Type one can turn into type 2 if, he goes down on you when he has an outbreak and is shedding the virus. He could also self innoculate himself on his genitals or yours if he had a cold sore then licked his fingers and touched his penis or your vaginal area from the virus that would be present in the saliva. Outbreaks occurs 4 or 5 times a yr then gradually the outbreaks come less often and are not as severe after the initial couple of yrs of getting infected. Some people have it and dont even know.

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It’s not necessary to have an out break when you get tested but they do prefer you to have one because it’s more accurate to test the out break then it is to do a blood test. You should wait about 3-6 months to get a blood test done for herpes. If you have an out break in the mean time get that tested instead it’s the more accurate way to test. Blood tests rely on the number of antibodies for herpes in your system, and it may come back negative even after 6 months if the virus is dormant in your body. Cold sores on the lip are caused by oral herpes (HSV1) so yes they are a type of herpes. It’s from the same virus as HSV2 bust a slightly different strain of herpes. Every one is different people can get negative results even if they have symptoms because they may not have enough antibodies to test positive. Or it could be HSV2 on the mouth which might be why the test came back negative for HSV1. But HSV2 is not common to have on the mouth. Cold sores are very common to have 50-90 percent

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