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How Can You Protect Yourself From HSV 2?
Hi, so I just recently got diagnosed with hsv 2, my case was very very mild I only got two tiny little sores. What is the likelihood of it coming back? What precautions do I take with my partner, can he get it if I m not active? And how do I make sure he doesn t get it? And also, I told a past partner to get checked and he had chlamydia, could they have mistaken chlamydia for hsv?
Thu, 18 Apr 2019
Hi,
Herpes progenitalis once got, occurs off and on. It depends on immunity. If the immunity is deprived by any means,it recurs immediately. It is a controllable disease. Your partner might get, if unprotected sex is done. If he is infected,he might develop lesions on genital within few days to weeks. Chlamydia is very different from HSV...so no chance of mistake, but they would have missed to diagnose.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist
Herpes progenitalis once got, occurs off and on. It depends on immunity. If the immunity is deprived by any means,it recurs immediately. It is a controllable disease. Your partner might get, if unprotected sex is done. If he is infected,he might develop lesions on genital within few days to weeks. Chlamydia is very different from HSV...so no chance of mistake, but they would have missed to diagnose.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist
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