Hello, my question is how likely is it for someone to contract HSV2 or any cold sores for that matter on their lips from giving oral sex to an infected partner(me)when there are no sores or blisters present. Have any of you(hsv2) been able to have unprotected oral sex with your partner without infectimg them? Also can a prior case of shingles cause a false positive on a blood test? Thank you
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HSV 2 and oral sex
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how likely is it for someone to contract HSV2 or any cold sores for that matter on their lips from giving oral sex to an infected partner(me)when there are no sores or blisters presentIt's possible but not likely.> Have any of you(hsv2) been able to have unprotected oral sex with your partner without infectimg them?This is a meaningless question. You'll get random answers that have nothing to do with your experience.> Also can a prior case of shingles cause a false positive on a blood test?From Genital Herpes: What It Means for Partners:In reply to:Until recently, diagnosis could only be made by clinical symptoms and swabs to detect the virus during an active episode. However, blood tests are becoming commercially available that can distinguish between HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies. The time taken to develop antibodies after initial infection is normally 8 to 12 weeks. It is also important to know that false positives and false negatives can occur with these tests.Blood tests cannot definitively diagnose herpes, they can only tell you whether or not you are infected with HSV-1 and/or HSV-2 - they cannot identify the site of infection. A swab taken from a genital site test is also required; if this tests positive - that is, virus is detected - the diagnosis of genital herpes is confirmed.Not sure about false positives from the herpes zoster virus (which causes chicken pox as well as shingles). I would hope current tests would be able to distinguish it from HSV.