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Very worried and want to know my odds
Hi, I recently had one-time unprotected sex with someone I now know has herpes 2. There was no outbreak. I'm very worried and would like to know the probability of me contracting this. Thank you.
odds are you are just overly focused on your genitals at this point.
if a partner is aware of their hsv2 status, studies have shown that they are far less likely to transmit to a partner. It's the folks who aren't aware they are infected and who are having sex when they have mild symptoms of herpes being active that are the reason why so many folks have it - not that it's uber contagious!
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if a partner is aware of their hsv2 status, studies have shown that they are far less likely to transmit to a partner. It's the folks who aren't aware they are infected and who are having sex when they have mild symptoms of herpes being active that are the reason why so many folks have it - not that it's uber contagious!
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Sorry for all the questions, but it's been 3 days now and the last day and a half I've been experiencing a slight burning sensation near the tip. It's been slight, more of a sensitivity thing, but I'm wondering if this could be an early symptom? Again, sorry for all the paranoia, just really concerned here.
Actually it's not considered highly contagious - hence the odds. It takes a bit of work to transmit - skin to skin contact plus heat/friction, and of course the virus has to be active. Most of the time, the virus is dormant. Discordant couples can go years without transmission.
Thanks for the comments. Just curious, if the odds are really that low why is it considered to be so "highly" contagious?
Actually, 1 in 100 is a very inaccurate stat. The odds for female to male transmission, should you just avoid sex during an outbreak, is only 4% annually, and that's based on having sex twice a week for a year. This was an incredibly low risk, and for peace of mind you can test at the 3-month timeframe.
Thank you for the response. No symptoms yet but it's only been a few days. I do plan on getting tested after 3-4 months even if I continue to have no symptoms, just hoping for some peace of mind until then.
Your risk was low. Dr. HHH & Handsfield estimate it to be as low as 1 in 100 or even 1 in 1000.
Have you had any symptoms? If you need to test for peace of mind, get an IgG test (not IgM) in 3 months.
Have you had any symptoms? If you need to test for peace of mind, get an IgG test (not IgM) in 3 months.
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