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HSV 1 Transmission
Me '(female) and a new partner got all the STI tests possible just recently in planning for intimacy. Mine all came back negative including HSV 1 and HSV 2. His all came back negative except for HSV1 antibody positive. We have both been in previous long term monogamous relationships and he reports he has never had oral or genital symptoms. This result really freaked him out. I am emailing because I want to know the likelihood of me getting HSV1 from an asymptomatic partner with a positive HSV1 antibody? I like him alot but it is early in the relationship and am deciding if I should break up with him. Before making this determination I want to know the likelihood that I will contract HSV1 from this new partner. Thank you.
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Your perspective is a wise one. What am i going to do, go around not kissing anyone anymore and stop dating? This was a learning experience, I will not have someone tested for hsv 1 again. I would rather not know so I don't have thoughts about it. In addition, I will only have myself tested again if I develop symptoms of a clinical infection. I just wish I knew the possible transmission risk to help rationalize my paranoid hypochondriac mind. Thank you very much.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Let's say you marry and have an active sex life, there is no more than a 50% chance over your life that you will be infected avoiding outbreaks.
Even if you are infected, this is a mostly harmless virus, particularly if you are infected genitally. It isn't as dramatic a condition that would threaten joining to a lover in search of your soul mate.