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Ok, this is a really random question but I was just thinking about a scenario today:
Lets say that I made out with a guy who had herpes and I didnt know it because he had no sores or whatever...that means I would get it too right? and how long would it take for me to have sores on my mouth, or how could I tell if I had herpes after making out with some guy I dont really know?
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First of all, there are two types of Herpes. There is Herpes 1 which is oral, and Herpes 2 which is genital. Herpes 2 can still be spread orally. Herpes 1 is better than Herpes 2 because generally you only get one outbreak and therefore it cannot be spread as easily.
If it is Herpes 2 you have a choice of 2 different medications: suppresive which is when you know you are continuously sexually active so you take a pill every day to greatly reduce the chance of ever getting an outbreak. The other kind of medication is when you can feel an outbreak coming on (tingling in the area where you've had one before, redness, painful to the touch) you can get medication and the sores should be gone in 2 to 3 days.
The virus is most spreadable when someone has an outbreak. Since he did not have one (that you know of) you have a good chance of not contracting it, but not a perfect chance.
The best time to test for herpes is if you yourself have an outbreak. They do a culture of the fluid that is inside the sores- which is the most infectious part of it all. It's still good to alert your doctor or gynocologist that you may have it. They will do a blood test. If the blood test comes up negative you could still have been exposed to it and it can show up later. So as i said, the best time to test is if you are actually exhibiting symptoms.
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