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A member asked:

Docs won't test for herpes unless there's an outbreak.if someone had a weak immunity they would definitely have an outbreak right ?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Not definitively: A weakened immune system increases the risk of an outbreak, but does not guarantee one. There is a blood test that can check for herpes simplex virus - 2 (hsv-2), that would let you know if you have the virus that causes genital herpes. You may have the disease, but are just fortunate not to have any outbreaks.

Answered 4/21/2013

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