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Unhelpful Gyno


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So I went to the gyno to clarify which strain of HSV I had genitally. I've read that you can have HSV-1 genitally, as well as, HSV-2. The gyno insisted that once you have herpes on your genitals that it is HSV-2, no question about it. I'm confused because this contradicts what I have read on several different sources. What should I do to find out which strain I have? A blood test.

I asked for a copy of the results from the swab test he did but it just say HSV and the paper basically says nothing.

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Your doctor is flat out wrong on this one. Genital HSV1 is very real. Time to find a new doctor! If you have another outbreak, have your new doctor do a PCR swab (not a culture). If this is a new infection for you, then I'd wait a few months and then have the new doc do an IgG blood test.

 

Sounds like appointment was a total waste of time. So sorry. :-(

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As the above have said, your gyno is very wrong. I have genital hsv 1. It's amazing how undereducated even doctors are on these viruses.

 

To address the previous comment, hsv 2 *can* be passed from genitals to oral. It's just unlikely and when it does happen it's extremely rare the person ever has recurrences (outbreaks) orally

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