tanisha99
12-08-2008, 11:42 PM
how long can a person have herpes before they are aware they have it
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lostandbroken
12-09-2008, 02:14 PM
They can have it their entire life and not know they have it. The smart thing is just to get tested 6 months after each relationship. Really, people should not be intimate with a new partner within 6 months of the last one anyway, so it shouldn't be too big of a deal!
dnd3d
12-10-2008, 10:51 AM
Getting tested for STD's wont help. Most doctors don't test for herpes, and the best way to test for herpes is my swabbing the infected area when there is a possible break out. A person can go years without any signs. That same person can have no break out their entire life, or they can have them once a week. Depending on the person body chemistry and emmune system.
XmasTree
12-11-2008, 06:03 AM
So if you have unprotected sex with a person who has herpes, but doesn't know they have it, can they still pass it onto you if they never have symptoms?
Truthseek
12-11-2008, 08:01 AM
So if you have unprotected sex with a person who has herpes, but doesn't know they have it, can they still pass it onto you if they never have symptoms?
Yep. That is how most of us got it. The statistic is that 90% of people got it from someone who did not know they had it. It can spread through "asymptomatic shedding" which basically means "no symptoms-still contagious". Frustrating thing is that you don't know if you are shedding or not so there is an element of risk all the time.
Yep. That is how most of us got it. The statistic is that 90% of people got it from someone who did not know they had it. It can spread through "asymptomatic shedding" which basically means "no symptoms-still contagious". Frustrating thing is that you don't know if you are shedding or not so there is an element of risk all the time.
XmasTree
12-12-2008, 03:37 AM
So it's best to get a blood test then to see if you have the herpes virus?
Although my Dr said if the blood test is positive, it might just mean you have the cold sore virus, and not neccesarily genital herpes...
So if you don't have symptoms for either cold sores or genital herpes, but your blood test is positive, I suppose you have to take precautions like you have genital herpes??.......
Although my Dr said if the blood test is positive, it might just mean you have the cold sore virus, and not neccesarily genital herpes...
So if you don't have symptoms for either cold sores or genital herpes, but your blood test is positive, I suppose you have to take precautions like you have genital herpes??.......
Truthseek
12-12-2008, 08:13 AM
So it's best to get a blood test then to see if you have the herpes virus?
Although my Dr said if the blood test is positive, it might just mean you have the cold sore virus, and not neccesarily genital herpes...
So if you don't have symptoms for either cold sores or genital herpes, but your blood test is positive, I suppose you have to take precautions like you have genital herpes??.......
The blood test (do for both HSV1 and HSV2) will tell whether you have the virus but yes, it will not tell you where you have it. Since HSV1 is typically above the waist and HSV2 is typically below the waist that is the best you can do if you have never experienced any symptoms.
Although my Dr said if the blood test is positive, it might just mean you have the cold sore virus, and not neccesarily genital herpes...
So if you don't have symptoms for either cold sores or genital herpes, but your blood test is positive, I suppose you have to take precautions like you have genital herpes??.......
The blood test (do for both HSV1 and HSV2) will tell whether you have the virus but yes, it will not tell you where you have it. Since HSV1 is typically above the waist and HSV2 is typically below the waist that is the best you can do if you have never experienced any symptoms.