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Originally Posted by DoctorTan
Basically, it says that there are now blood tests available that can more or less tell you if you are carrying the Herpes virus or not. However, it also warns that if you want to do this test, you must be emotionally and psychologically prepared for a positive result. Seeing how the outcome of the test does not really affect clinical decision making, most authorities are still against routine screening for Herpes.
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I have read up quite thoroughly. So far as I am aware, the blood test can only be type-specific, but they cannot in and of themselves indicate whether it is presenting as oral herpes or genital herpes.
So, other than from the presentation of blisters and so forth (together with taking a viral culture), how else can we find out whether it is oral or genital? Because you may want to find out for personal reasons even though there is no medical need for treatment at all.