Didn't have genital herpes, how long before I can have sex?

[paramount666]

I had developed the symptoms of herpes about a month back. The blisters appeared on the right side of my chest, back and my right armpit. These blisters went away a bit over three weeks back, leaving only dark marks on my skin. I don't think it was transmitted through sexual intercourse since I hadn't been with anyone else for months and the blisters weren't on my face or genital area. However, I'm not sure because I'm no doctor. I couldn't ask the doctor in my area cause doctors here are usually conservative regarding when it comes to discussing sex. Anyway, just wanted to know if it would be okay to engage in sexual activity from now on. Thanks.

[feelingundone]

Yes because this isn't genital hsv or any hsv for that matter. How do you suppose your chest was infected

[paramount666]

Well because I did show myself to a local doc. She diagnosed me with it and the meds she prescribed me were for herpes and they helped. Was fine within a week after I went to the doctor. I noticed the irritation in my armpit a few hours after I had returned from my climbing gym. I suppose I might have shared a glass of water with someone who might have had it. I had gone to the doctor four days after I had noticed the irritation. Till then, these had become blisters which had also spread to the right side of my chest and back.

[feelingundone]

Oral or genital hsv doesn't spread to those areas. In other words, you had to have been infected on your chest or back.

[paramount666]

Oh, then the harness, maybe. I don't recall anything else that might have contributed.

[feelingundone]

You absolutely didn't contract hsv from the harness and your Drvshould never have duagnosed you by sight alone. Should've swabbed a lesion and gave you a blood test