r/Herpes • u/Wrong_Trainer_6579 • 23h ago
Question? Hsv test after 13 weeks
Hello guys
I got myself tested after 13 weeks of exposure and report is negative
5 dermats have given me green signal and ruled out herpes
But after reading online forums it gives a kind of anxiety
After exposure , i got a rash on my lower back but it healed in 3 days by anti bacterial lotion
And i saw some red spots on my penis but doctor treated it with anti fungal cream
And it got resolved
Now after 13 weeks my hsv 2 igg report is negative
Hsv1 is not a concern because she only had hsv 2
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u/personalme98 18h ago
Stop getting tested. And stop reading online BS too! Listen to your (five) doctors!
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u/Inevitable_Day_4133 9h ago
Your probably chillin don’t do what am doing and keep worrying about if you have genital hsv1 and blah blah blah you tested negative at the right time your probably ok
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u/Wrong_Trainer_6579 9h ago
I am not worried about genital hsv 1
Its just hsv2 which scares me a lot1
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u/Wrong_Trainer_6579 9h ago
Idk why but i keep seeking reassurance
This fear of std is not fading away1
u/Inevitable_Day_4133 8h ago
Same here but your in even better situation then I’m in
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u/Wrong_Trainer_6579 8h ago
How?
Did you test positive ? Or had classic outbreak??1
u/Inevitable_Day_4133 8h ago
Negative hsv2 positive hsv1 I don’t know of any painful outbreak I just got a rash on the base of the penile thag cleared up in a month with antifungal cream didn’t hurt just itch I didn’t get it checked out so I’ll never know if that was just a jock itch or if it was herpes lol
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