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Neither i nor my bf have cheated. been together for a year but i got diagnosed with hsv 2 last week. how did this happen? i hate myself for this!

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Dr. R Condon Hughes answered

Specializes in Dermatopathology

Old flames?: If either you or your boyfriend have been intimate with another person previous to this relationship, the possibility exists that the infection was acquired before you two got together.

Answered 2/4/2015

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A member asked:

Neither i nor my bf have cheated. been together for a year but i got diagnosed with hsv 2 last week. how did this happen? i hate myself for this!

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. R Condon Hughes answered

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