crippledyouth
10-24-2004, 07:06 PM
Willl a bloodtest show if u have herpes, even though you dont show any symptoms????
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sbabayan
10-24-2004, 08:01 PM
yes, that is how i found out.
backpacker
10-24-2004, 11:07 PM
You have to wait a certain amount of time after exposure, though. I'm not sure what it is--a few weeks?
internet!
10-24-2004, 11:43 PM
took me six months...they recommend 12-16 weeks
crippledyouth
10-25-2004, 08:10 PM
really?? That long!!!
Is a person still contagious if it doesnt come up in their blood?
Is a person still contagious if it doesnt come up in their blood?
internet!
10-25-2004, 11:52 PM
not to freak you out, but on another board I read of a girl that took 20 months to test positive thru blood.
and yeah, you're still infectious (probably more so) before antibody production
and yeah, you're still infectious (probably more so) before antibody production
backpacker
10-27-2004, 12:18 AM
Sometimes you get false negatives, too.