Genital to Genital HSV1 Transmission Rates

[alittleconcerned2]

I had protected vaginal sex with a girl once who told me she had contracted genital HSV1 from a boyfriend. I did have unprotected oral sex, but I don't recall seeing any cold sores. My concern is that she was a bit on the dry side so the condom kept sliding up, I kept readjusting it but there is a possibility some fluid touched the skin of my penis.

Is this a high risk encounter? Also, how effective are condoms at preventing infection?

[feelingundone]

It doesn't change my opinion.

[feelingundone]

It is contracted by skin to skin contact and being massaged in. Fluids usually do not carry enough virus unless it's from the lesion itself. Even if your exposure was completely unprotected your odds would have been very very small. Your odds with what you describe and for hsv1 are so close to zero it doesn't warrant worry and in your case I wouldn't even recommend testing. How long ago was your exposure?

[alittleconcerned2]

Thank you for the extra info, you definitely gave me peace of mind. My exposure was last night.

Just on the off chances she lied and it was really HSV2, does that change the game really?

[feelingundone]

Hsv1 genital to genital is not common at all. It sheds very little and is not very potent when it does. Don't worry about "fluid" touching your penis. You were really at no risk

[alittleconcerned2]

Cool thank you so much. Just for my own education, how is the virus transmitted? I always thought it was via skin or fluid contact. In this situation since the condom slid about quarter to halfway up, there may have been some skin to skin contact during sex.