I'm really confused about hsv1? Can somebody please help me?

I'm a 14 year old boy. last month i recived oral sex from a stranger for less than a minute. That was the only time i ever had sexual contact with anyone in my whole life. Everysince then i've been worrield about hsv1. Then i found out the 80% of the population has hsv1. Right now i'm really confused. I herd that 4 out of 5 children get it and most pepole get it when there younger than 20. here are my questions
1.If almost everyone has hsv1 why should i be worried about it?
2.if i have hsv1 did i get it from this encounter?
3.If i have hsv1 will i have to tell my future partners?
4. Will i have to take valtrax or anything and should i worry about spreading it?
5. Why should i worry about spreading it if almost everyone already has it?
Can somebody help me? I'm really confused.

[gracefromHHP]

if you've never been tested before, no way to know if your hsv1 was a previous infection or not unless you get it done soon after the encounter.

[petal130]

Here's a great resource for reading about oral herpes.

http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm

Oral sex is relatively safe sex. Unless your partner actually has oral herpes would oral sex be a risk. And even then, it's a low risk unless she has an active cold sore. I would not worry about this encounter, and in the future consider protected oral sex.

[freeman10]

You can get HSV1 or HSV2 from unprotected oral sex.

[petal130]

Yes, you can. However, the chance that this girl had oral HSV2 is incredibly small (only 3% of oral herpes infections are HSV2, and at that age close to 0).  And, if she had oral HSV1, a one time encounter of less than a minute is also an incredibly small chance.

[gracefromHHP]

always a good idea to only give and receive protected oral sex.

odds are you didn't contract herpes genitally from this. You would've noticed symptoms by now. You've had no other symptoms either so it's not likely you contracted a std from this encounter. Learn from this and change your behavior for the future so that you can protect yourself and worry less!

grace

[WarOnTheTerraces]

You can get HSV1 or HSV2 from receiving oral sex but its more likely youd get HSV1,
Keep an eye out for symptoms and get tested 3 months after exposure to be on the safe side.

[coolkid14]

but if i'm hsv1 positive. would it mean that i got it from this encounter? because i read online that you can get it at a kid.

[gracefromHHP]

if you've never been tested before, no way to know if your hsv1 was a previous infection or not unless you get it done soon after the encounter.

[coolkid14]

so if i have hsv1, that means i'm not STD free?

[coolkid14]

why should i worry about hsv1 if almost everyone has it?

[petal130]

Oral HSV1 is not considered an STD.

As stated, your risk for getting genital herpes from this 1 minute encounter is extremely small. As grace stated, you've had no other symptoms either so it's not likely you contracted herpes from this encounter.

[coolkid14]

so if my bloodtest come back positive for hsv1 then i don't have an STD and i won't have to worry about spreading it or telling future partners?

[gracefromHHP]

http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm  is a terrific link with  more info on hsv1 orally.

Yes you can still transmit hsv1 orally - by kissing others and by performing oral sex on partners. it's well worth talking about at some point in relationships.

grace

[coolkid14]

so i have to tell my partners that i have a virus that almost everyone has? i'm lost :(

[gracefromHHP]

1- you haven't even been tested yet

2 - why would you tell your folks anyways?

[coolkid14]

*Partners not parents. and i haven't been tested for hsv1 yet, but i think that the blood results might come back positive since 1 out of 3 children have it before they start preschool. i'm still kinda confused.

[gracefromHHP]

sorry - eyes weren't reading right....lol

yes, you should be discussing with partners your hsv1 if you test + for it.

[coolkid14]

ok. is there a chance that i don't have it? i can't think of anyother place i could get it from. the was the only time i ever madeout or had sexuall contact with someone.

[gracefromHHP]

you can play "what if" until the proverbial cows come home dear, get tested so you can stop worrying about it!