A few years back I had a test for HSV1 and HSV2 and both were negative.
A year ago I had a test for bothe again and HSV IGG was positive.
A few month ago I was tested for both again and both negative (even the
IGG that was positive before).

Just an update, hubby received a new liver in February.  As part of his
medication regimen, because he is now immunosuppressed, he takes acyclovir
800 mg 3/day to suppress cytomegalovirus - also a member of the herpes virus
family.

I posted a message in Picking Up the Pieces and didnt get a response. I
guess there were other issues that were more pressing, and thats
understandable since I am kind of a veteran.
What I was curious about is in terms of trauma causing outbreaks, could

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a difference between the
likelyhood of someone getting oral to oral herpes infected from a
person who has asymptomatic oral shedding compared to a person who has
genital herpes? In other words, is it more likely that someone can get

So my girlfriend just had a break out of cold sores in her mouth.  She
had 2 on her lip, one on her tongue, and one somewhere else.  Anyway,
I've done the research and found that its called herpes simplex 1 or
whatever.  At least I hope.  Should I be worried about infidelity?  I

Herpes: There is no Shame in Promiscuity
I've been thinking about how often my patients and others I speak
with want to emphasize very strongly to me that they didn't get their
herpes from promiscuity. I even state that in my own personal herpes

I recently learned that I have HSV2 antibodies. This means I might be
contagious if I have unprotected sex, even if there is no visible
outbreak - is that right? (At least that's what the doctor told me who
carried out the blood test)