[Question #11056] HSV
17 months ago
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My partner & I are both HPV2 positive: Could I get a breakout, in my throat from oral sex, after five days, when my partner didn't have symptoms until the next night, after sex? I believe his very stressful day caused his breakout. He says I infected him. He had one small blister; only other time, he says, was 25 yrs earlier. I had cough, sore throat & a couple small blisters in my throat. I took a medication & the next day I got tested and the result was negative but Dr. says could be (false) negative due to the meds. Now I sometimes get tiny blisters on the sides of my tongue and under it. These could be just regular bumps from food, but I'm extremely paranoid now. I'm on Acyclovir 400 as a preventative measure. Will I always have these symptoms in my throat. I do break out when I'm stressed out, in the vaginal area or on my buttock. When this happens, I take Acyclovir 800 for five days. I'm concerned & upset causing anxiety. I have had herpes for 50 yrs and never infected either of my previous two partners.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
17 months ago
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If you and your partner both have HSV 2, it is highly unlikely that either of you would get this in a new location on your body. But I'm confused by your post - are you saying that he thinks you infected him 25 years ago? If he had one blister 25 years ago, then he's been infected for 25 years. Were you together 25 years ago? The dose for daily suppressive therapy is 400 mg twice a day, not once a day.
Can you clarify my question about you infecting him when he is already positive for HSV 2 or were you together for 25 years?
Terri
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17 months ago
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Hi Terri, Sorry for the confusion. He says he's only had one other outbreak, 25 yrs ago. (I think he's in denial about being positive). We've been involved for the past six years. If he was "breaking out" with no symptoms and we had oral sex, I DO believe he passed them to me! I'm confused by the time line. He had a Very Stressful next day & he noticed the blister that night, (I believe STRESS makes you break out) That would mean he infected me the night we had sex & then he showed symptoms the next day. (this is why I'm confused on the time line of being infected). My problem is: I don't want him to think I made Him break out. I know it's possible, but I had no symptoms & I'm very aware of my body. My concern is: Who broke Whom out? Since I had NEW symptoms, in my throat, I'm assuming he passed this to me. I want to have a conversation with him about this & I want to have facts to support my thoughts. He's backed off from sex now. I hope this makes more sense to you now. I am aware of Asymptomatic shedding. (just learned about this through this sight :(
17 months ago
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Just to confirm my statement: He said he had one single blister, 25 yrs ago, and he stated..." this is how my body reacts when exposed to herpes." But he doesn't think that HE has herpes; he thinks it's a skin reaction. That's why he thinks I exposed him, because I admitted to having herpes, in the past. I just want to clarify that I think I broke out, in my throat, from being exposed to him, even though he didn't have a blister the night we had sex. He broke out 24 hours later. (which makes me think he could have been exposed before we had sex that night)...Hope this makes sense to you. It's just makes me feel like he thinks I'm tainted now & I can't get this out of my head.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
17 months ago
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If you both entered into this relationship with HSV 2, no one gave anything to each other. You both already had it. Him saying "this is how my body reacts when exposed to herpes" actually means "this is what herpes outbreaks look for me". It isn't about being exposed, it's about how his infection looks. Has he actually been tested to know that he has HSV 2?
If one of you breaks out, it doesn't trigger an outbreak in the other. And you don't know that what you had in your throat was HSV unless you had a positive swab test from your throat which you aren't telling me that you did. Am I still missing something here? If yes, please let me know.
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Terri
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17 months ago
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Thank you for clarifying my words… I was talking about… our breakout reactions~~ not being exposed. My main concern is …Did I get blisters, herpes, in my throat, from his penis, because he Did get a blister within 24 hrs. What is the time frame of exposure?
I think I did, so I saw a doctor, she confirmed I probably did have herpes blisters in my throat, but because I had taken the medication 24 hours before testing, she said I probably had a False Negative. I just want confirmation that I think HE was the one that had the breakout first & caused my new throat symptoms because he already was “shedding” when we had oral sex. Does this make sense?
This is hard because of his denial of having herpes & this is why he says he “reacted” with a breakout because I’ve had herpes previously.
It’s hard discussing something like this when that person is in denial they already were exposed… 25 yrs ago, like you stated.
Is there a home test, I can do for my throat bumps, to actually confirm if they are herpes or not, since I can’t ever get an appt with my doctor right away?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
17 months ago
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In your initial post, you indicated that you both had HSV 2. Now you aren't as clear. So I don't know what to say about this at this point.
Once you have HSV 2 genital infection, it is highly unlikely that you would ever get it orally subsequently. I agree that daily antiviral meds could possibly interfere with the PCR swab of your throat.
Neither you nor I nor your partner knows if the bumps in your throat are HSV, but I would bet a lot of money that they are not due to the very low chance of acquiring HSV 2 in a new location.
I really can't help you more with your situation.
Terri
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