doctors arent letting me do the test?
i am really paranoid with the thought that i might have herpes. i had oral sex with a girl and 2 weeks later i got chicken pox. i went to 4 doctors all said it wasnt herpes. than after 3 months i got a pimple on my upper lip. its not a cold sore or anything and has green pus in it. i popped it and went away in 2 days than another came out on another part. also i have a pimple on my nose lol. but today i asked the clinic doctor to prescribe me for a test and he said no he cant do that cause i need to have a sore or something he needs to diagnose or whatevar? what do i do now. he said i need to have symptoms first or whatevar
so i wait for the cold sore to come?
A PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test can check for viral DNA whether or not you have a visible lesion. The PCR test is a highly sensitive test which can detect the HSV (herpes simplex virus) very soon after infection and sometimes before the onset of any symptoms. PCR can also determine the viral load if you are infected. However, some doctors don’t offer PCR for herpes so you may have to ask around to find a doctor who will. Furthermore, chickenpox is a form of HSV so you may get a false positive as a result of your recent experience with chickenpox. There are also blood tests available to test for HSV antibodies even when there are no symptoms and you may have to ask a different doctor to give you that test. The most accurate tests are performed when there is a lesion present.
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