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How Can I Have HVS2 If Both Me And My Partner Tested Negative For It?

I was diagnosed with HVS2 last month. I am a 52 year old women who has been in a monoganous relationship for 6 years. My boyfriend was tested and his results were negative, We both were tested through blood tests after I had an initial outbreak last year. Everything I read states the incubation period for HVS2 is 2-14 days. I have only had one partner in 7 years. This is perplexing.
Mon, 30 Dec 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
There is something called window period in the HIV infection. Many times even after sero-conversion, the test may not come positive due to low viral load. This wondow period is normally for 15 days to 1 month and if your husband or you are tested during such a window period then the test may come back negative. That could be one of the explainable reason for you both testing negative initially and then you getting positive.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
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Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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How Can I Have HVS2 If Both Me And My Partner Tested Negative For It?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. There is something called window period in the HIV infection. Many times even after sero-conversion, the test may not come positive due to low viral load. This wondow period is normally for 15 days to 1 month and if your husband or you are tested during such a window period then the test may come back negative. That could be one of the explainable reason for you both testing negative initially and then you getting positive. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.