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Transmission of HSV-1
Hello,
I have been dating a girl for about a month now. All we've pretty much done up to this point was kiss. This past weekend, we almost had sex and she briefly (less than a minute) performed oral sex on me. I recently tested negative for various STDs.
Lastnight she told me that she had Genital HSV-1. I am curious as to whether i should be worried about the brief oral sex she performed on me a couple of nights ago? Can she pass HSV-1 orally to my genitals if she herself has genital HSV-1 and not oral HSV-1? Also, should I be concerned about performing oral sex on her when there is no outbreak? She told me she has only had one outbreak and that it was about 8 months ago. I have had a couple of cold sores in the past, the most recent one being about 6 months ago (prior to knowing her).
Also, if her and I do have sex while she does not have an outbreak, and I wear a condom, am I at severe risk of contracting it? Or is it rare to pass it if condoms are used?
I have been dating a girl for about a month now. All we've pretty much done up to this point was kiss. This past weekend, we almost had sex and she briefly (less than a minute) performed oral sex on me. I recently tested negative for various STDs.
Lastnight she told me that she had Genital HSV-1. I am curious as to whether i should be worried about the brief oral sex she performed on me a couple of nights ago? Can she pass HSV-1 orally to my genitals if she herself has genital HSV-1 and not oral HSV-1? Also, should I be concerned about performing oral sex on her when there is no outbreak? She told me she has only had one outbreak and that it was about 8 months ago. I have had a couple of cold sores in the past, the most recent one being about 6 months ago (prior to knowing her).
Also, if her and I do have sex while she does not have an outbreak, and I wear a condom, am I at severe risk of contracting it? Or is it rare to pass it if condoms are used?
Thank you for writing back to me. This is so very late lol. I'm still confused on this whole situation, but have dealt with it. I figure I'm with my boyfriend and we don't plan on being separated anytime soon, so I don't have to worry about talks with other people. I have never been the one to sleep around, so even if I did end it with my boyfriend I still can feel free to kiss and mingle. It affects my life, but has really made me open my eyes. I watch friends and people having sex with so many new partners and their digits are in the 'teens' for sex partners...Then I sit here with two partners ever and I contract herpes. It just does not seem fair... However, I'm not going to dwell because I am happy to know that it is such a low chance to transmit it to someone else. But thank you again for your helpful advice! I know this was a pointless message, but I wanted to vent lol.
I would imagine you are as contagious as everyone else with it. Contagiousness seems to work like this with genital hsv-1:
When sores are present: extremely contagious
When sores are not present: roughly 3-6% likelihood of transmission (due to the prevalence of asymptomatic shedding)
No sores and Condoms: Cuts the risk in half
No sores, condoms, and daily suppressive therapy: Presumably cuts the previous risk in half
This is what I have concluded from scouring these boards and sifting through the evolution of all the medical advice given here. It is important to note that there may be a correlation between the frequency of asymptomatic shedding (likelihood of transmitting it with out sores) and the frequency of outbreaks--but this has not been proven. In other words, if you never get it, you may have that many fewer episodes of invisible outbreaks that make you contagious. It seems that, due to the odds of transmission, you are obligated to tell future partners of your status. Not the end of the world, plus, because alot of other people have this, odds are that there are equally alot of prefectly nice people out there whom you don't need to think about transmission to.
When sores are present: extremely contagious
When sores are not present: roughly 3-6% likelihood of transmission (due to the prevalence of asymptomatic shedding)
No sores and Condoms: Cuts the risk in half
No sores, condoms, and daily suppressive therapy: Presumably cuts the previous risk in half
This is what I have concluded from scouring these boards and sifting through the evolution of all the medical advice given here. It is important to note that there may be a correlation between the frequency of asymptomatic shedding (likelihood of transmitting it with out sores) and the frequency of outbreaks--but this has not been proven. In other words, if you never get it, you may have that many fewer episodes of invisible outbreaks that make you contagious. It seems that, due to the odds of transmission, you are obligated to tell future partners of your status. Not the end of the world, plus, because alot of other people have this, odds are that there are equally alot of prefectly nice people out there whom you don't need to think about transmission to.
My boyfriend and I had both never had any symptoms of herpes before. Well, 2 months ago I started getting symptoms, went to the doctor and the next thing I know I am infected with HSV-1 gentially. Might I add that I have had sex with 2 guys in my entire life....both being my freakin boyfriends. I cannot tell you how upset/pissed/confused I am. I guess my question is, is how contagious am I? My bestfriend also had the same thing happen to her...where she has HSV-1 gentially, but got mouth sores as well. She says that her doctor told her that she just has it orally thought... I'm so confused, can someone give me some kind of advice here
Herpes is transmitted from skin-to-skin contact. So, if you have it orally, you can transmit it by kissing another person, or by oral sex (your mouth on their genitals). Obviously, if a person has it genitally, it would be transmitted from their genitals to another persons genitals, or from their genitals to another person's mouth.
So if she performed oral sex on you, and doesn't have it orally, there's no way she can pass it to you. It means genital to genital contact, or genital to oral contact.
Read the Herpes Handbook here to become better educated. http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
So if she performed oral sex on you, and doesn't have it orally, there's no way she can pass it to you. It means genital to genital contact, or genital to oral contact.
Read the Herpes Handbook here to become better educated. http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
have you ever been tested for herpes? Having "STD" testing doesn't mean much these days in terms of testing for herpes. You usually have to ask specifically for herpes testing.
You probably already are infected with HSV1, since most people are. Therefore, you wouldn't be at risk for infection from her.
Get tested for herpes if you haven't already.
You probably already are infected with HSV1, since most people are. Therefore, you wouldn't be at risk for infection from her.
Get tested for herpes if you haven't already.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
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STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
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