Hi Dmm...

Not really. Labs are very accurate... but if you think you were.. get a western blood clot test. this will tell [outbreaks or not] if indeed you do have it. It takes two weeks for results. Sometimes.. with men...herpes takes awhile..lays more dormant with men, than woman.

You could have contracted it from a previous lover...or your girl has it. Have her take the test too. What type were you told you have? I have herpes simplex virus 2. Is this your first outbreak? Feverish, flu-like syptoms at all? Burns to urinate? bumps...sweaty... the bumps [leisons] will slightly ooz. Yes its gross.. but you have to keep this area *extremely* dry...while this is occuring. How long have you been like this? Any other problems besides those?

Need more info!

-=Reds=-

Here's the thing I did a blood test and a urine test. The results took 1 week and the doctor never told me if I had type 1 or 2 and if indeed this is herpes why would it take so long for an "outbreak"? None of the bumps ooze at all. I have not had the bumps on my penis for very long maybe 2 months and they have not gotten bigger,or gone away,or oozed,or anything at the very wort they are kind of itchy sometimes. My sack on the other hand has been sweaty like that for a while (about a year) off and on. I have been sick a few times this year but that's due to the weather I think, being winter and all. Other than that I have no other symptoms. But what do you mean it takes two weeks for results? fot the herpes to show up? or the test results?


Thanks for the help

Hello there

Two weeks for results of the blood test.. to find the strand- if you have it- of herpes - type 1 or type 2. type 1 is oral herpes, type 2 is genital herpes. i would definity get a second opinion.. i do not like how non-informative this doctor has been for you. I would go to another doctor- and gain a second opinion and get re-tested. Guys can get yeast infections, just like women, or it could be something else.

When you -or if you do get a 2nd opinion- ask the doctor where he sends the culture/swab to? Usually.. it is a major hospital or labatory. If they do it there- I would still look for a doctor that sends out the culture/swab. labs/hospitals are very accurate. Reliable- they have to be- so they are not liable.. and they specifically specialized in that field.

now that i reread the post.. what did the doctor say - herpes or HPV? Hpv.. i think are warts. It could be a rash too- I would definately not go back too wacko doco.

Good luck & hope you are feeling better

-=Red=-

I went in for a normal yearly exam....thinking everything was ok ...I don't want to accept the fact that my herpes results were pos. but they were ! my disbelief is this I have NO sysmptoms and had the same partner for 2 years we broke up 4 mo ago and i haven't had sex since! ok so all the research says within two weeks of contracting the std you have a break out! I have NOTHING and i started treatment (prevention outbreak) But as devastated as I am i dont want to accept this and I know that its hard ( it is) and my question is this!
10 months ago i had a baby and almost a year and a half I was tested (pregnancy screening mandatory testing) why didn't this show up then I had the same partner then ? Please help me to understand this I found out my ex has had this a long time (after finding out on my own from testing its been more than 3 years since he had this!)
Confusednhurt!

As far as I know the herpes simplex virus (both types) can be extremely elusive and symptoms and the rate that symptoms occur can vary from person to person. The HSV virus actually inhabits certain parts of the nervous system (base of the neck for oral and the base of the spine for genital) and the virus then can lay dormant in these areas for how ever long...this could be a week, a month or two or it could be years. And then for whatever reason you have an outbreak. The outbreak may occur when you are first infected but for many it is unclear when the inital infection took place because of the dormant nature of the virus. Many factors can stimulate the virus to awaken in your body and cause an outbreak such as changes in diet, use of alcohol, having sexual intercourse or just having a normal headcold and experiencing a low immune system. So this could explain why you have had no symptoms.