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When I saw my doctor a few weeks ago, out of curiosity I asked about herpes testing. He said that you can't actually test for herpes unless you have an outbreak, and in that case then you probably know already anyhow. Does anybody know if this is true?



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The signs and symptoms associated with HSV-2 can vary greatly. Health care providers can diagnose genital herpes by visual inspection if the outbreak is typical, and by taking a sample from the sore(s) and testing it in a laboratory. HSV infections can be diagnosed between outbreaks by the use of a blood test. Blood tests, which detect antibodies to HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection, can be helpful, although the results are not always clear-cut.

Or your MD can phone up Brandon Irons...he's an expert, you know.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm