Question:
Hello, Im 25 and i recently had my first oubreak of gential herpes. my symptoms included a yeast infection, itching, tingling, fatigue, and one sore on the labia and one on vaginal opening. My gyn did a culture on the sore on the labia 2 days after it appeared. the culture came back postitive for HSV-1 but it said no HSV-2 was isolated. She did a blood test to confirm the results. I'm waiting on the results and i have another week to go. I'm so nervous because i know that with genitalHSV-1 I will have fewer outbreaks and for some reason if its not HSV-2 I will feel a little better emotionally. I guess its bcuz of the stigma that is attached to HSV-2. My question is what is the likelihood that the culture was wrong and that i have both types of genital herpes (assuming that the sample was handled appropriately) ? Any response will be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Nervous Wreck!!!!

Answer:
I would consider your history - have you had exclusively oral sex, or both vaginal and oral? This could affect the results. Coming back strictly HSV-1 indicates you only have HSV-1. Furthermore, the fact that it did come back positive indicates effective handling (generally it is a NEGATIVE result which should be considered inconclusive on culture tests). Try not to think about it so much - also, test results a lot of times come back quicker than they tell you so you might now quickly.