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4 25yrs thought i was having herpes outbrks every humid smmr day/recently diagnsd w/reoccuring male yeast infection. is there a test 4 herpes?
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Herpes tests: Blood tests can find antibodies that are made by the immune system to fight a herpes infection. Antibody tests are sometimes done but are not as accurate as a viral culture at finding the cause of a specific sore or ulcer.
Answered 9/4/2012
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