Herpes Self-diagnosis

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akosonom@gmail.com - 22 Dec 2005 07:19 GMT

Hello -

I recently had a sexual encounter with a random girl and now I am
concerned that maybe I contracted herpes. The reason I think this could
be happening is because I got these sores next to the pelvic area. Now,
what it makes me hesitant to say for sure that I have them is what I
have does not look like the pictures I have found in the web (I googled
them). They look more like a zit which is not uncommon for me. A lot of
times I get them in the legs or near the pelvic area. Also, I have not
had any of the other symptoms: swollen glands, headache, muscle ache or
fever and in the pictures I have seen, when it heals, you get something
similar to what it happens when your scar from a fall heals

I would like to be know for sure whether I have this or not. Is there
any method to check for this even if I do not have an outbreak? Do I
have to go to a doctor's office or can I but some test in the pharmacy
to get myself diagnosed?

Thanks and I appreciate any help

Albert

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exxos - 22 Dec 2005 10:41 GMT

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Don't bother trying to work it out yourself, just go down to your local STD
clinic and get it checked out. I had to go with my gf a few days ago, it
only takes about 15mins to get checked out, answer a few crappy questions
and they check u out, if your lucky some of the nurses are rather nice too
;-) ...... and wait for your results. Whatever you have they will help you
out.

Chris

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Grant - 22 Dec 2005 12:48 GMT

The joy of herpes is that it's different for everyone. Don't pay any attention
to the pictures on the web. Those are generally the worst case scenario.

There are no tests you can do without the help of a doctor.

There are a few different types of tests. The first is a culture. You must be
in the early stages of an outbreak for a culture to be viable. And then there
are a slew of blood tests. Some test for only type 2. I do not recommend these
because many people have type 1 genitally and the test will show negative and
they will think they don't have herpes. Anyway, the catch with the blood tests
is that you must have been infected for close to 16 weeks to get an accurate
result. If you test early, and test positive, that means you've had herpes for
longer than a few months. If you test early and it comes back negative, that
means you still need another test in 16 weeks. If the second test comes back
negative, that means your herpes free. However, if it comes back positive, that
means you are newly infected.

Take care,
ar

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