Most doctors do NOT include a test for herpes during routine STD testing for their patients. This is because most people's symptoms are mild or infrequent or mistaken for something else. Also, doctors don’t consider herpes to be a serious, life-threatening condition, and many of them are not up-to-date on herpes diagnosis and treatment. As many as 1 in 4 adults in the USA have genital herpes, However, 90% of people with genital herpes have never been properly diagnosed. So unless you specifically ask your doctor to give you a blood test for herpes, it is unlikely that you or your friends or partners have ever been tested. So start asking specifically for a herpes blood test.
For information on how to get accurately tested for genital herpes, go to:
http://www.datingwithherpes.org/herpesdiagnosis/
