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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, Wouldn’t you feel better if you just got the blood test? The reason they don’t recommend testing without symptoms has nothing to do with the accuracy of the test-it’s because it sometimes causes depression/emotional reactions when people learn they are positive. Because technically Herpes isn’t actually harmful except in babies (which is a reason i’m surprised your doctor doesn’t want to test you), the benefits of testing don’t outweigh the risks. It’s very common for people to drop into deep depressions and have serious issues with relationships when they find out. Just get the blood test! I simply don’t understand this. You can even order them online and do them yourself in your own house and send them off.[/quote]

[u]Everyone please watch these two videos from a board certified family medical doctor. [/u]She does a really good job at explaining, and she has an entire herpes series.

[b]Video 1[/b]
Why blood tests for herpes is NOT reliable and not recommended for testing herpes. You can even test positive if you’ve had chickenpox.

She goes into way more detail

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh44UtH8/

[b]Video 2[/b]
A positive herpes test does NOT mean you have herpes.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh448vS1/[/quote]

We all know the best most reputable doctors are making tiktoks.

Imagine being this desperate to convince yourself that your positive results are imaginary. [/quote]

And the CDC and OB? They’re wrong too, right?[/quote]

I don’t believe OP ever saw her OB about this. Based on her description of the visit it sounds completely made up.

Did you actually read what the CDC says about Herpes testing? Because although it says it doesn’t recommend testing for the general population, it states they recommend testing for those with a partner who has genital herpes. Which is exactly the OP’s scenario. [/quote]

Did [i]you[/i] read what the CDC said?? It’s amazing how you can spread misinformation that can easily be refuted. It says right on the CDC website:

“ CDC does not recommend herpes testing for people without symptoms in most situations.
This is because of the limits of a herpes blood test and the possibility of a wrong test result. The chances of wrong test results are higher for people who are at low risk of infection.”.

https://imgur.com/a/LNW7IKb

I have 0% symptoms. This aligns with what my doctor exactly said.
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If you truly believe that the blood tests are worthless-why are you putting so much stake in your fiancé’s blood test results? [/quote]

1. How do we know if he’s had a blood test with symptoms or if he was swabbed because of an active lesion/sore?

2. Doesn’t change the fact that he believes that he has it and decided not to disclose. This is the bigger issue, the lack of honesty.[/quote]

Because OP said upthread that he told her he never had any symptoms-so what would they swab? I mean sure he could be lying of course. But i’m just saying since she is so against the blood test she needs to use the same logic for his in that case. [/quote]

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