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Can doctors test for herpes by swabbing or doing a culture of the mouth or vagina....without an outbreak?

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Herpes Best Tests: No. This kind of test would be fruitless. The best way to diagnose herpes is with blood tests.

Answered 10/3/2015

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A member asked:

Can doctors test for herpes by swabbing or doing a culture of the mouth or vagina....without an outbreak?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Killian answered

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