Ive tried to get it blood tested before and got told essentially that a) the test only tells u if u have it or were exposed to it and not where its located b) false positives are super common c) hsv 1 and hsv 2 can swap places so even if i do have the “good” hsv it can shed in my genitals d) a high percentage of new genital hsv cases are hsv 1 e) the only real way to test for it on the spot is with a swab or PCR test and f) even if your igg comes back in the positive range it doesnt necessarily mean you actually have it or are shedding lol.
This has been the case both at the VA and PP in my area. Mind you ive never exhibited any symptoms so ive been like whatever.
So yeah, they will only test is there is an active infection so either cough up $2-300 every four months or dont have sex.
Condoms only prevent HSV transmission around 40% btw lol.
We need to just forget this disease even exists because its gonna spread REGARDLESS of testing given the fact that 80% of people are asymptomatic and will similarly be unable to get tested due to the reasons mentioned above.
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r/sex Ive tried to get it blood tested before and got told essentially that a) the test only tells u if u have it or were exposed to it and not where its located b) false positives are super common c) hsv 1 and hsv 2 can swap places so even if i do have the “good” hsv it can shed in my genitals d) a high percentage of new genital hsv cases are hsv 1 e) the only real way to test for it on the spot is with a swab or PCR test and f) even if your igg comes back in the positive range it doesnt necessarily mean you actually have it or are shedding lol. This has been the case both at the VA and PP in my area. Mind you ive never exhibited any symptoms so ive been like whatever. So yeah, they will only test is there is an active infection so either cough up $2-300 every four months or dont have sex. Condoms only prevent HSV transmission around 40% btw lol. We need to just forget this disease even exists because its gonna spread REGARDLESS of testing given the fact that 80% of people are asymptomatic and will similarly be unable to get tested due to the reasons mentioned above. submitted by /u/HeinekenCoC [link] [comments]
Ive tried to get it blood tested before and got told essentially that a) the test only tells u if u have it or were exposed to it and not where its located b) false positives are super common c) hsv 1 and hsv 2 can swap places so even if i do have the “good” hsv it can shed in my genitals d) a high percentage of new genital hsv cases are hsv 1 e) the only real way to test for it on the spot is with a swab or PCR test and f) even if your igg comes back in the positive range it doesnt necessarily mean you actually have it or are shedding lol.
This has been the case both at the VA and PP in my area. Mind you ive never exhibited any symptoms so ive been like whatever.
So yeah, they will only test is there is an active infection so either cough up $2-300 every four months or dont have sex.
Condoms only prevent HSV transmission around 40% btw lol.
We need to just forget this disease even exists because its gonna spread REGARDLESS of testing given the fact that 80% of people are asymptomatic and will similarly be unable to get tested due to the reasons mentioned above.
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