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Married for 5 tera. been faithful. recently tested positive for herpes 1. if my husband tests what r chances he will be positive too?

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100%: If he is not than you have not been intimate. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 95% of the population will test positive for antibodies to herpes simplex.

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Very high: This is no big deal. The test isn't all that reliable, and the vast majority of people test positive for the antibody. HSV2 is a different story but even here, the labs aren't 100%.

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