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herpes risk
I recently started dating someone, and last night as we planned to take things further, she told me she has herpes. She contracted it from a guy who didn't tell her he had it. She is now taking medication to control/suppress it. Not thoroughly thinking the situation over, we ended up having sex. I wore a condom, and she is on medication and does not have any outbreak symptoms. I realize I have put myself at risk, but I want to know how serious the risk really is with her on the medication and me using a condom? Is the medicine actually effective at preventing transmission? And is it true that outbreak symptoms must be present in order to spread it?
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hsv1 genitally doesn't shed as often and isn't as likely to be transmitted to a partner. Many folks also have hsv1 orally, whether they get obvious cold sores or not, so when 1 partner has hsv1 genitally and the other has it orally, the risk of transmission to the oral partners genitals is close to 0.
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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.
first off you need to ask her if she has hsv1 or hsv2 genitally. You also need tested for herpes to know your own status.
If she has hsv2 and you 2 did nothing but avoided sex anytime she had anything going on genitally, you are 96% likely each year NOT to contract hsv2 from her. If she's on daily suppressive therapy and you use a condom, you are 99% likely each year not to contract it from her. Really low risk with minimal precautions!
keep asking questions!
grace