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Trying to assess risk level
Hi Everyone,
Quick scenario and trying to assess my risk level here.
I was recently in a relationship with a woman that ended about a month ago who shared with me that more than six months prior to us getting together, she was diagnosed with HSV2 (blood test and swab test). She had a mild initial outbreak and since I valued the relationship more than something as trivial as a skin disorder, we just took proper precautions. She was on 500mg of valtrex twice per day and we used condoms every time we engaged in sex. (Knock on wood) I've had no overt symptoms at all. A few days ago, I reconnected with a woman I dated years ago and we happened to be intimate. We used condoms and I believe we'll continue having sex. Since we slept together unexpectedly, and since I've had no overt symptoms, I didn't disclose the news about my ex gf's HSV2 status since I didn't think it was an issue.
Please note I had a full STD, HIV and Herpes screening done in August and everything came back negative except HSV1 (I get a cold sore maybe once every other year on my lip).
My question is, should I be waiting a full three months to get tested again before engaging in sex with anyone else? I spoke with my doctor and he explained that if my ex was on such a strong dose of Valtrex, on top of us using condoms, that the risk was less than 1% per year and there's really no need to discuss it with future partners if I haven't had any symptoms or anything. Told me to just use condoms and enjoy living my life at this point and just get another test done in December during my annual physical, but to not worry about it. Since people in this forum appear to be very well-versed in this topic, I thought I'd ask for more opinions is all.
Thanks everyone.
Quick scenario and trying to assess my risk level here.
I was recently in a relationship with a woman that ended about a month ago who shared with me that more than six months prior to us getting together, she was diagnosed with HSV2 (blood test and swab test). She had a mild initial outbreak and since I valued the relationship more than something as trivial as a skin disorder, we just took proper precautions. She was on 500mg of valtrex twice per day and we used condoms every time we engaged in sex. (Knock on wood) I've had no overt symptoms at all. A few days ago, I reconnected with a woman I dated years ago and we happened to be intimate. We used condoms and I believe we'll continue having sex. Since we slept together unexpectedly, and since I've had no overt symptoms, I didn't disclose the news about my ex gf's HSV2 status since I didn't think it was an issue.
Please note I had a full STD, HIV and Herpes screening done in August and everything came back negative except HSV1 (I get a cold sore maybe once every other year on my lip).
My question is, should I be waiting a full three months to get tested again before engaging in sex with anyone else? I spoke with my doctor and he explained that if my ex was on such a strong dose of Valtrex, on top of us using condoms, that the risk was less than 1% per year and there's really no need to discuss it with future partners if I haven't had any symptoms or anything. Told me to just use condoms and enjoy living my life at this point and just get another test done in December during my annual physical, but to not worry about it. Since people in this forum appear to be very well-versed in this topic, I thought I'd ask for more opinions is all.
Thanks everyone.
Thanks for the comment, Life. I'll continue using condoms, keep my ex's HSV status to myself since it was minimal risk and just retest in 6 months.
Appreciate the quick reply. Have a great rest of the week!
Appreciate the quick reply. Have a great rest of the week!
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