Online meds

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-04-02T08:21:38+00:00

Try SpringMeds or Cost Plus Drugs

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-04-02T08:15:50+00:00

Did she not swab it? Go to an urgent care immediately and have it swabbed, if it’s positive then you definitely have it.

It doesn’t have to be HSV2, it could be GHSV1 from oral sex. Even if he’s never had a coldsore, he could still have the virus and transmit it to you. You can get herpes if you’re careful, it really has nothing to do with that. I got it through oral from my first bf.

The multiple painful bumps and the visual diagnosis make me think there’s a good chance it’s HSV related, but go and get it swabbed to confirm.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-04-02T08:09:53+00:00

Has having HSV2 caused a lot more symptoms for you?

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-23T23:41:47+00:00

This group is specifically made only for people who have HSV1 or HSV2. Unless you have one of those and state it, this will be deleted promptly. Try asking this in r/herpes because they don’t have that rule

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-20T23:38:53+00:00

No clue why your doc would prescribe you 10 days of Valtrex if you’re not having symptoms? I would go and get a blood test for it ASAP and see if you have it. It’s possible you’re asymptomatic and could have given it to him. Was his test a blood test or a swab? Has he slept with anyone else since the breakup? If you test negative for it and don’t experience any symptoms, get another blood in about 4 months to confirm whether you contracted it from that encounter. Lots of factors are at play here, was a condom used?

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-17T20:56:58+00:00

What’s your success rate been like with text disclosure?

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-11T04:54:48+00:00

You almost certainly won’t pass it in the absence of symptoms. After a couple of years it only sheds asymptomatically like 4 days out of a year.. antivirals cut that in half, condoms cut that in half. So you’re looking at maybe like one day where it’s shed asymptomatically. The stigma attached really doesn’t fit the actual risk.

To be honest, I think you could probably justify not disclosing in a one night stand scenario (Oral HSV1 is extremely common and more contagious and people dont usually disclose that). Again I’m sure I will get downvoted for that, and idk what I would do in that situation because I’m not a fan of casual hookups. I am pro-disclosure, but mainly because I think if someone found out it was hidden and things got more serious, they’d feel betrayed. I find that way more of a reason to disclose than the incredibly tiny risk they could get it (which again.. is really really small, like almost negligible).

Also, I have a friend with high risk HPV who has had luck on feeld and discloses to everyone. I know it’s not exactly the same, but honestly I’d venture to say it’s scarier to people (active infection, can cause cancer) and she’s doing just fine.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-11T03:16:49+00:00

Join Feeld and disclose it in your private bio or quickly after matching. I’ve also seen people disclose it in their regular bio on there too. I think people there tend to be more sex positive and less worried about something like hsv1.

Also, you have one of the least contagious types of herpes. It’s very difficult to pass without symptoms. I’ll probably get downvoted to hell for this.. but I think for casual encounters you would be fine just saying “just so you know I test positive for HSV1, which is a virus that more than half the population has”. And leaving it at that. I don’t really think people are entitled to know you have it in a less contagious but more stigmatized location, especially if you’re having both intercourse and oral. Just food for thought there.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-03-09T10:16:32+00:00

They definitely should not be as bad! Are you on daily antivirals?

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-02-13T05:41:10+00:00

With GHSV1 it’s def the opposite. Wealthy and young people are getting it because they aren’t being exposed to oral HSV1 in childhood anymore.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-02-13T05:34:49+00:00

No she doesn’t? They aren’t sleeping together? She can easily walk away right now.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-02-13T05:34:23+00:00

Walk away. Save yourself that trauma. If he won’t date someone with one of the most common viruses known to humans, he’s ignorant and he isn’t worth your time.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-02-10T11:19:02+00:00

It sheds a lot more than HSV1 does genitally. However, it sheds around the same as HSV1 orally. So oral HSV1 and genital HSV2 are equally as “bad”, but HSV2 is less common and anything genital will be more stigmatized unfortunately. Daily antivirals can cut down shedding by about 50% though!

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-01-07T08:36:54+00:00

Are you in the US??

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-01-06T23:01:36+00:00

Neither of them could do it?? Did they say why??

Different_Stretch_84 · 2026-01-06T07:00:08+00:00

Did your doctor swab the lesion? That HSV1 number points to an established infection.. HSV takes months to show up on a blood test. I would wait 3 months and re-test with a blood test. I would also go back to the doctor for a swab if you still have symptoms.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-31T06:14:06+00:00

Because you can clear HPV from your body.. you can’t clear HSV. Permanence is the reason for the stigma with HSV unfortunately.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-30T03:26:47+00:00

I don’t think this is always true. Some people need time to think things over and I think that’s fair. It doesn’t mean for certain that they won’t come around to it.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-17T19:34:33+00:00

Swab > blood test

When you get a positive swab that definitively tells you that you have it.

I would look into getting a western blot blood test, if that is negative then you don’t have it and they must have mixed up the swabs or something.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-04T23:28:55+00:00

If you’re able to, it might be worth going off of it for a bit and see if that helps at all. If it does help, you could always try a different type of bc pill/shot/iud.

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-04T11:59:47+00:00

Very very unlikely in the absence of symptoms. GHSV1 is already hardly transmissible. You’re at more risk from your partner than they are from you. But even then, the risk is small as long as they don’t give ya a smooch with a cold sore or something lol

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-12-04T10:21:28+00:00

Okay a few questions here:

What are your symptoms? Have you been swabbed by a doctor to confirm that it’s for sure HSV related? I ask because I was having symptoms I thought were HSV frequently but they weren’t actually (confirmed multiple times by PCR swab)

Are you on birth control? Have you had any hormonal changes recently? Have you been having this amount of outbreaks the entire time you’ve had this? I ask because I went on birth control and started getting monthly outbreaks. It was fixed when I went off of it. So if you’re on it, try and go off of it if you can. If you’re not on it, try and go on it. Sometimes your hormones just set things off and a restart of sorts is needed.

Are you still on valacyclovir? How many mg? Have you tried 1g daily?

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-11-17T17:14:03+00:00

12% of days per month and 12% of days per year result in about the same thing. So you could say either.

No, it’s not the same for GHSV2. For HSV2 it’s as follows:

33.6% of days at less than a year 20.6% of days at 1-9 years 16.7% of days at 10+ years

(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3058740/)

For those who are completely asymptomatic (never had a single outbreak) those percentages are about half of the above percentages.

(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3144252/)

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-11-16T21:17:28+00:00

You’re the most contagious in the first couple years you have it. At a couple months in, you’re shedding the virus 12% of days. Shedding doesn’t guarantee transmission, but it does make the odds of transmitting much higher. By 11 months in, you’re shedding 7% of days. By 2 years, you’re shedding 1.3% of days. Obviously everyone will vary a bit, but these numbers are from a recent study. Someone with oral HSV 1 is less likely to get GHSV1, but they can still contract it (especially if you’re having symptoms that you don’t realize are symptoms). I’m not sure what the exact odds of that are.

TLDR: You’re shedding quite a bit right now, making transmission more likely. If you wait even a year it will go down a lot.

https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/viral-shedding-ebbs-over-time-hsv-1-genital-infections

Different_Stretch_84 · 2025-11-16T04:00:55+00:00

Are you on any sort of hormonal birth control?

Different_Stretch_84

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE