spouse of twenty tears tste by blood, showed no exposure to HSV2 .Did show HSV1
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Q: Blood test indicated HSV2 exposure. In 20 years never had breakout or infected former spouse.
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8/25/08 8:15pm
If thew test was done 20 years ago I would probably re-confirm. I do marvel at the fact that your spouse does not have herpes (I assume you did IgG and IgM tests). It would be unusual thoug if you practiced safe sex with a condom I suppose you could have achieved protection adequately, especially without active recurrences with lesions. I guess my professional comment would be "wow."
12/10/08 10:35pm
I've experienced the "no out break" for over 20 yrs. was married for 4 and spouse never contracted it, I had no issue giving birth-naturally-high risk ob never even checked blood prior birth. . . .I really don't get this either. Would a DNA test verify this for certain over a culture or blood test? I have been known to have things that "mimic" i.e. like mono-it really wasn't.
Even though I haven't had a break out I have been suffering mentally from this, it was bad when I got it, by being lied to, it's even more difficult when people you love, or think love you reject you over and over w/in a 20+ year span. Was it really love or is it truely ignorance. . .I don't know, I just hurt and hate the thought of growing old alone!
If you ever get an answer to this please share w/me. Also, I am going to take this to a Dr. in Seattle who did one of the studies. . .
Thanks for letting me share.
SZ
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