Does an HSV-1+ partner meaningfuly increase their chance of passing HCV to a STD negative partner if they have had no outbreaks and continue to not? I found a study that suggested that it does not (and that HSV-2 does) but I absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Just updating in case grace is interested, all HCV tests but the original antibody came back negative, including a qualitative. So no active infection. :) Happy days.