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A 42-year old asked:

If a herpes culture/test is negative, how accurate is that result?

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A 41-year old asked:

False positive herpes culture; what is the chance of it?

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A 39-year old asked:

Can herpes culture test be false positive? If so, now often?

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A 46-year old asked:

The doc says my herpes culture came back positive? But do I have to take preventive medicine?

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A 46-year old asked:

Is a herpes culture better than herpes blood test, or the other way around?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Is it possible for herpes culture and blood test to be wrong? I received negative for both...

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A 23-year old female asked:

ARE THERE ULCERS AND BLISTERS OF THE VAGINA OTHER THAN HERPES. CULTURES/ BLOOD NEG. AND OTHER STD'S NEG. WHAT COULD IT BE? DID ATRANSVAGINAL?

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A 20-year old male asked:

Diagnosed with herpes by culture swab. Lesions appear very atypical for herpes but look a lot like molluscum. HIV negative. Could I not have hsv?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Is there a way to tell when I was infected with genital Herpes. I received positive test results today from a Herpes swab culture. I had a blood test back in June that came back negative. I have been with the same sexual partner since November of 2009. On

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A 21-year old female asked:

If I am tested for herpes, and the culture is positive and the blood test is negative..and my std test is reactive for syphilis what should I believe?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Is it possible for a culture to mistake syphilis for herpes?

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A 36-year old asked:

Is the only way to tell the difference between herpes and impetigo with a culture?

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A member asked:

How do I know if I have herpes? I am going to the doctors today to get cultured. Can a yeast infection cause cuts?

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A 23-year old female asked:

neg. IgM for herpes 1and 2. positive IgG for herpes 1 and neg.2. I have blisters but culture came back neg. Who do I believe? what is a good test

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A 23-year old female asked:

how long does it take for antibodies to start building in the body if a person is tested for herpes 1 and 2 and they have blisters. culture neg. for 2?

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A 56-year old female asked:

bad case of tonsilitis was cultured as herpes simplex 1. can this spread?

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A 28-year old male asked:

culture of ur lip,it's come back pos hsv1 and same time herpes blood test comes back pos hsv1 3 month later same test repeated only hsv2 no hsv1

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A 21-year old male asked:

Is herpes cure able ?

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A 40-year old asked:

What duz herpes look like?

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A 41-year old female asked:

What do you take for herpes?

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A 39-year old asked:

How easily is herpes spread?

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A 21-year old asked:

How common is Herpes in the US?

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A 43-year old asked:

Is it ok to pop herpes blister?

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A 48-year old asked:

Can herpes kill me or something?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Could just a bump lead to herpes?

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A 42-year old asked:

Struggling with life Have herpes?

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A 46-year old asked:

How can facial herpes be treated?

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A 33-year old asked:

How can you tell if I have herpes?

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A 41-year old female asked:

can you get herpes from ablow jod?

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A 49-year old asked:

Does herpes bleed alot when popped?

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