I was recently diagnosed with genital HSV-1... question on how I got it.?!


Question: I was recently diagnosed with genital HSV-1... question on how I got it..?
I'm pretty positive I did not get it from my boyfriend (not sure, but he's been tested and has never had any signs). I've had cold sores before, and I heard that if you have a cold sore, have oral sex with someone, and then regular sex, you could pass it back to yourself. The thing is, though, I haven't had a cold sore in years. Is it something dormant that I could've just passed back to myself through sex or are cold sores as distinct (as in your immunity is just weak at that point in time) as people tend to make them out to be.?Health Question & Answer


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If he's the only sexual partner you've had, you either got it from him or passed it to yourself. It's possible (but really not very likely) that you could have touched a current cold sore and then touched your genitals. However, it has to have happened when you actually touched your cold sores. So maybe it was years ago, and the virus took a while to show up on your genitals. Still, it's pretty unlikely to spread it to yourself since usually it can only be spread through DIRECT skin-to-skin exposure.

Your boyfriend may have passed it to you. In face, if he's ever had any other sexual partners I'd assume he was the one. He can still spread it to you even if he has no signs or symptoms, and it's very inaccurate to get tested for herpes if you have no symptoms. The only accurate way is to test a current sore, so if he doesn't have any sores, then you can't jump to any conclusions even if he tested negative for it.

You guys should sit down and have a talk about it. It's definitely not the end of the world. Although it may seem like a big deal right now, herpes is simply just a bump. It really doesn't hold any other significant health problems at all. In fact, it's probably the least dangerous STD. And although it's not curable it's very treatable. There are medications you can take that will make you have few or no outbreaks.

Good luck!Health Question & Answer

Even though your boyfriend may not have had any signs, it is very possible that he could have the virus, either orally or genitally, and not know it. Whether or not he got it from you and then passed it back to you is possible, but not really provable since many people who have it may not know about it and he could have gotten it from someone else.

Hope this helps :)

Here are a couple of websites with some good info:
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_lea...
http://www.herpeshealth.ca/index.aspxHealth Question & Answer

It is extremely unlikely that you passed HSV1 to yourself. And you certainly didn't do so via your BF. You would have needed to have touched your cold sore, and then immediately touched your genitals. And even then, it is very very rare for someone to infect themselves.

You almost certainly either got it from recieving oral sex from someone with oral herpes, or having intercourse with someone who has genital HSV1.Health Question & Answer

The virus can lie dormant in your body, and it can be spread by oral-genital route.. Are you sure you didn't get it from another partner who had herpes and maybe didn't tell you or didn't know.? Even if you use condoms, you can still transmit it because condoms don't cover the whole area that herpes affects.Health Question & Answer

how you do you know your bf went to the docter ,he could be lying , seriously go to the docters with him so you make sure he's not lyingHealth Question & Answer

these viruses are in the same family.It is possible the virus could have been transferred from oral sexHealth Question & Answer

EEEW. If i was your bf i would leave you.

Anyway, check with a doctor and good luck.Health Question & Answer

were you not there.?Health Question & Answer

It is some thing that can lie dormant for a number of years. All it takes is prolonged exposure to hot or cold tempuratures, stress or illness and they could break out again. Your body can suppress it into dormancy again or it may need a little help along the way. You could even get it by giving a relative or if they gave you a kiss while they had cold sores or you could have shares utensils or cups with a friend who has cold sores. They are not always passed through having sex.
You can pass it to some ones genitals through oral sex, it's possible but your not likely that going to pass it to your own genitals.Health Question & Answer



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