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Had a culture done genitally came back hsv1. did blood test i have both 1 and 2. will i have ob of 2 as well as 1 now? or will it always be just 1?
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You have both: The blood test says you have been exposed to both. It does not tell you where the hsv-2 is. It is not necessarily genital. The culture tells you that you have genital hsv-1. Hsv-1 tends to have fewer recurrences. Otherwise, they are basically the same.
Answered 8/9/2019
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