if you test was acccurate you were exposed in the past by someone. unfortunately it is not possible to know who or when this might have occured. once you have genital herpes it can go dormant. suppressed by your immune system. as we age that immune system can become weaker and the herpes virus can reactivate again. herpes exposure could have occured anytime in your life; even more than 25 years ago. there are medications to help limit these outbreaks should this happen again so please discuss this with your doctor.
i am a 73 year old female i was just diagnosed with gentile herpis i have not been sexually active for over 25 years. i was assaulted when i was a teen by a family member could this have caused it. how did i get this