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Through clothing?

I've been seeing a guy for a little while now that I am starting to get more intimate with. He has been very honest with me about having herpes and I don't want that to slow us down too much. My concern is this, we've gotten pretty close to having sex and I'm concerned that we may have missed a precaution. I was naked but he had his boxers on and we were obviously in very close contact. He makes a good bit of pre-cum and i could feel that his boxers were a little wet. He's not currently having a breakout, but I am concerned that I might be at risk now. There was no skin to skin contact, but what about pre-ejaculate through the boxers>
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101028 tn?1419603004
this is not a risk for you.

does your man have hsv1 or hsv2 genitally?

is he on daily suppressive therapy?

have you ever been tested to know your own herpes status?

grace
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hsv2. and I don't believe he's on meds. I haven't been tested specifically. This is sort of a new situation for me. I have tested negative for any others in the past. I'm just nervous that neither of us was thinking about that being a risk factor.
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1174003 tn?1308160819
Where you tested for HSV directly though?  It is not usually a part of most routine STD panels.  If not it wouldn't hurt to be tested now.  

There was no risk as grace said from the encounter.  

Him getting on daily supressive therapy and avoiding sex during times where genitial symptoms are occuring will give you a 96% chance per year to NOT getting herpes.  
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we'll talk about the suppressive therapy. how effective are condoms in the meantime if there are no symptoms?
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101028 tn?1419603004
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html

this is a terrific resource for you and your partner both :)  It's free and written by Terri Warren, our herpes expert here on medhelp.
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