Hi J,

First, call the doctor and demand a copy of your test results.  You need to
know how you were diagnosed.  Did they do a swab?  Did they take blood?
What were you tested for, exactly?

Very often, people don't have any symptoms at all.  You might also want to
find out if you have type 1 or type 2.

ar

Most people don't have symptoms. If they only did a blood test there's no
way for them to know if you have "Genital" herpes.... it could be in your
mouth, or eye or a zillion other places. I'd ask for the test results like
grant suggested.

There are 2 types of herpes.
HSV-1 and HSV-2
Either type can infect just about anywhere on your body. Usually they infect
your mouth or genitals. But sometimes (rarely) they can infect your eye, or
finger, or whatever...

The ONLY way they can say you have "Genital" herpes is if you have a sore on
your genitals, they swab the sore, and then that swab tests positively for
HSV-1 or HSV-2.

IF they simply drew blood from your arm... and that blood tested positive
for HSV-1 or HSV-2 then you do have the virus. But there's no way to tell
what part of your body it had infected. Most likely it would either be your
mouth or genitals. But, until you have an outbreak, there's no way to know.
(you still should tell partners about it though)