POS HSV-2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cleveland Clinic says:

"Oral herpes is a viral infection, and the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the specific virus responsible. There are two types of HSV (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Both types can cause oral herpes, but HSV-1 causes most cases."

A doctor I know also said this. Of course, it is well known that many children test positive for HSV 1, but smaller number of children test positive for HSV-2, which sometimes is transmitted the ways HSV -1 is transmitted (not necessarily through sex).

if a child tests positive for HSV-2 CPS needs to be contacted immediately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are tons of people that pretty much know they have an std and just don’t get tested. homeless, prostitutes, drug users etc… just because someone doesn’t get tested, it doesn’t mean they don’t know they have it. That is where the “undiagnosed” comes from. If you look it up-in the the majority of cases a person experiences their first outbreak within 3 days of being infected. If someone is walking around not knowing they have HSV-2 it’s because they already know and just dont want a record of it being real.

People who also don't get tested - husbands who cheat on their wives and wives who'd rather not know because of the life he provides.

The anti-sex thoughts on here are laughable.

The amount of raunchy things the porn searches that come out of DC - you all are not living vanilla live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cleveland Clinic says:

"Oral herpes is a viral infection, and the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the specific virus responsible. There are two types of HSV (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Both types can cause oral herpes, but HSV-1 causes most cases."

A doctor I know also said this. Of course, it is well known that many children test positive for HSV 1, but smaller number of children test positive for HSV-2, which sometimes is transmitted the ways HSV -1 is transmitted (not necessarily through sex).

if a child tests positive for HSV-2 CPS needs to be contacted immediately.

An investigation by child protective services probably would be a good idea, but quite a few of the investigations of kids with HSV2 would show that the kid probably was not abused and just got a kiss from a family member or shared a bottle with a kid at school. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease but it is also a non-sexually transmitted disease. Some people get it in their mouths even if their mouths don't touch genitals. That's all I'm saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cleveland Clinic says:

"Oral herpes is a viral infection, and the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the specific virus responsible. There are two types of HSV (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Both types can cause oral herpes, but HSV-1 causes most cases."

A doctor I know also said this. Of course, it is well known that many children test positive for HSV 1, but smaller number of children test positive for HSV-2, which sometimes is transmitted the ways HSV -1 is transmitted (not necessarily through sex).

if a child tests positive for HSV-2 CPS needs to be contacted immediately.

An investigation by child protective services probably would be a good idea, but quite a few of the investigations of kids with HSV2 would show that the kid probably was not abused and just got a kiss from a family member or shared a bottle with a kid at school. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease but it is also a non-sexually transmitted disease. Some people get it in their mouths even if their mouths don't touch genitals. That's all I'm saying.

Only 11% of adults have HSV2. Pls provide data on how many kids have HSV2 since birth. It’s very uncommon and likely cause is sex abuse

[Anonymous]

I don't disagree that the most likely cause of HSV-2 infections in children is sex abuse. All I am saying is that "genital" herpes is sometimes transmitted without genitals being involved and without sex. I agree that genitals are usually involved in the transmission of HSV-2. The name of the virus is a bit misleading but there is a reason for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are tons of people that pretty much know they have an std and just don’t get tested. homeless, prostitutes, drug users etc… just because someone doesn’t get tested, it doesn’t mean they don’t know they have it. That is where the “undiagnosed” comes from. If you look it up-in the the majority of cases a person experiences their first outbreak within 3 days of being infected. If someone is walking around not knowing they have HSV-2 it’s because they already know and just dont want a record of it being real.

People who also don't get tested - husbands who cheat on their wives and wives who'd rather not know because of the life he provides.

The anti-sex thoughts on here are laughable.

The amount of raunchy things the porn searches that come out of DC - you all are not living vanilla live.

How do you know what anyone's looking up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are tons of people that pretty much know they have an std and just don’t get tested. homeless, prostitutes, drug users etc… just because someone doesn’t get tested, it doesn’t mean they don’t know they have it. That is where the “undiagnosed” comes from. If you look it up-in the the majority of cases a person experiences their first outbreak within 3 days of being infected. If someone is walking around not knowing they have HSV-2 it’s because they already know and just dont want a record of it being real.

People who also don't get tested - husbands who cheat on their wives and wives who'd rather not know because of the life he provides.

The anti-sex thoughts on here are laughable.

The amount of raunchy things the porn searches that come out of DC - you all are not living vanilla live.

How do you know what anyone's looking up?

Porn sites publish these regularly. Even when you search in a private browser they collect data on usage by the IP address.

you can also see what people are looking for on sex hook up sites like sniffs, grinder, fetlife, adult friend finder. yes married men have accounts on there

[Anonymous]

Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

Yes and by far not everyone has it all men I dated were negative in their 40-50s with a few exceptions for hsv1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

You can request to be tested for HSV, but it's certainly not standard. It's not exactly a reliable test anyway and the psychological impact generally outweighs any potential health benefit. You should probably be more concerned about HPV. And unless they just invented an HPV test for men, good luck with that. Anyone who thinks they aren't actually at risk and are totally clean are kidding themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

You can request to be tested for HSV, but it's certainly not standard. It's not exactly a reliable test anyway and the psychological impact generally outweighs any potential health benefit. You should probably be more concerned about HPV. And unless they just invented an HPV test for men, good luck with that. Anyone who thinks they aren't actually at risk and are totally clean are kidding themselves.

In the majority of people-HPV doesn’t cause any visible symptoms and as a woman I get tested for it every year plus with my pap smear that’s considered highly reliable to detect if further testing is needed for cell changes. So yeah unfortunately the HPV worries are on a woman but being exposed to HSV-2 and having painful outbreaks of sores is far worse. But you know that-you are just trying to convince everybody that they already have it which is just simply not the case. And the HSV tests i’ve taken have said they are 99% accurate-so i’m not really sure why you think they are unreliable-they aren’t any more unreliable than any other std test.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

You can request to be tested for HSV, but it's certainly not standard. It's not exactly a reliable test anyway and the psychological impact generally outweighs any potential health benefit. You should probably be more concerned about HPV. And unless they just invented an HPV test for men, good luck with that. Anyone who thinks they aren't actually at risk and are totally clean are kidding themselves.

In the majority of people-HPV doesn’t cause any visible symptoms and as a woman I get tested for it every year plus with my pap smear that’s considered highly reliable to detect if further testing is needed for cell changes. So yeah unfortunately the HPV worries are on a woman but being exposed to HSV-2 and having painful outbreaks of sores is far worse. But you know that-you are just trying to convince everybody that they already have it which is just simply not the case. And the HSV tests i’ve taken have said they are 99% accurate-so i’m not really sure why you think they are unreliable-they aren’t any more unreliable than any other std test.

HSV blood tests have a high false positive rate of about 20%. Swab tests on blisters are highly accurate, but of course you need a blister to perform one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lot's of posters in denial. You either likely have dormant HSV1, HSV2, HPV, or you are sleeping with someone who is infected lol

There is a reason why a standard std panel doesn't test for HSV.

I actually think it’s just a couple people on the thread who have it and want to make it seem like way less than a big deal than it actually is. Most people dating these days are pretty serious about sexual health(at least the people I know in the 30s and 40s groups) and I personally wouldn’t be with anyone before a full std panel which included both Herpes types. And it seems pretty standard.

You can request to be tested for HSV, but it's certainly not standard. It's not exactly a reliable test anyway and the psychological impact generally outweighs any potential health benefit. You should probably be more concerned about HPV. And unless they just invented an HPV test for men, good luck with that. Anyone who thinks they aren't actually at risk and are totally clean are kidding themselves.

In the majority of people-HPV doesn’t cause any visible symptoms and as a woman I get tested for it every year plus with my pap smear that’s considered highly reliable to detect if further testing is needed for cell changes. So yeah unfortunately the HPV worries are on a woman but being exposed to HSV-2 and having painful outbreaks of sores is far worse. But you know that-you are just trying to convince everybody that they already have it which is just simply not the case. And the HSV tests i’ve taken have said they are 99% accurate-so i’m not really sure why you think they are unreliable-they aren’t any more unreliable than any other std test.

HSV blood tests have a high false positive rate of about 20%. Swab tests on blisters are highly accurate, but of course you need a blister to perform one of them.

false positive is better than a false negative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cleveland Clinic says:

"Oral herpes is a viral infection, and the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the specific virus responsible. There are two types of HSV (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Both types can cause oral herpes, but HSV-1 causes most cases."

A doctor I know also said this. Of course, it is well known that many children test positive for HSV 1, but smaller number of children test positive for HSV-2, which sometimes is transmitted the ways HSV -1 is transmitted (not necessarily through sex).

if a child tests positive for HSV-2 CPS needs to be contacted immediately.

An investigation by child protective services probably would be a good idea, but quite a few of the investigations of kids with HSV2 would show that the kid probably was not abused and just got a kiss from a family member or shared a bottle with a kid at school. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease but it is also a non-sexually transmitted disease. Some people get it in their mouths even if their mouths don't touch genitals. That's all I'm saying.

Only 11% of adults have HSV2. Pls provide data on how many kids have HSV2 since birth. It’s very uncommon and likely cause is sex abuse

It is the reason they test you for it during pregnancy. It is not only possible but very likely to pass that onto your newborn during a vaginal birth if you're having an outbreak. Please educate yourself.