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Valtrex!
I meet up with a group of friends every Wednesday night. Someone invariably brings someone else and, after six months, half the people there are people I've never met. So there's this one woman - a regular. I get to know her, we go out for drinks one night after the group get-together, and head back to her place. We do the usual doings and that's that.
She goes out of town for a couple of weeks and just came back. So we got together again on Monday night. Tuesday morning, after I get out of the shower, I'm rummaging through her medicine cabinet looking for a spare toothbrush. Instead I found an empty bottle of Valtrex, prescribed to her. Needless to say, there was no way in hell I was going to use any toothbrush in there.
Rather than blowing up about it, I came home and did some research. But I was sad to find that Valtrex is only prescribed for Simplex I, Simplex II and Zosters. So I asked her about it (via instant message - is that bad?). She said she gets cold sores sometimes, and the Valtrex gets rid of them quickly. Indeed I remembered that the empty bottle was for a seven-day dosage. But in all of the times that I've seen her, I never noticed a cold sore. Of course, she didn't have any sores anywhere else on her body either.
So here's my question: going on the assumption that she's telling me the truth, how likely is it that I can get Simplex I from her - or do I already have it now that we've kissed, even though she didn't have a sore when we kissed? Also, pardon my ignorance, but I need to cover all of my bases here: Simplex I cannot magically turn into Simplex II during oral sex, right?
I understand we all have the cold sore virus, but not all of us break out. Well I don't break out, so as far as I'm concerned I don't have it. And I don't want it.
If I kiss this woman and she's on the verge of getting a cold sore but it's not yet visible, can I still get it?
All advice and information is very much appreciated. Thank you.
She goes out of town for a couple of weeks and just came back. So we got together again on Monday night. Tuesday morning, after I get out of the shower, I'm rummaging through her medicine cabinet looking for a spare toothbrush. Instead I found an empty bottle of Valtrex, prescribed to her. Needless to say, there was no way in hell I was going to use any toothbrush in there.
Rather than blowing up about it, I came home and did some research. But I was sad to find that Valtrex is only prescribed for Simplex I, Simplex II and Zosters. So I asked her about it (via instant message - is that bad?). She said she gets cold sores sometimes, and the Valtrex gets rid of them quickly. Indeed I remembered that the empty bottle was for a seven-day dosage. But in all of the times that I've seen her, I never noticed a cold sore. Of course, she didn't have any sores anywhere else on her body either.
So here's my question: going on the assumption that she's telling me the truth, how likely is it that I can get Simplex I from her - or do I already have it now that we've kissed, even though she didn't have a sore when we kissed? Also, pardon my ignorance, but I need to cover all of my bases here: Simplex I cannot magically turn into Simplex II during oral sex, right?
I understand we all have the cold sore virus, but not all of us break out. Well I don't break out, so as far as I'm concerned I don't have it. And I don't want it.
If I kiss this woman and she's on the verge of getting a cold sore but it's not yet visible, can I still get it?
All advice and information is very much appreciated. Thank you.
A few things to remember. While I understand you don't want HSV chances are you may have kissed a few ladies (statistically speaking) that have had HSV-1 orally and you haven't known it. Not everyone has it. However a majority of adults have HSV-1 orally which they get at childbirth. It is a mere skin condition and nothing threat to your life.
Yes you could get HSV-1 from romantic type kisses even if there are no signs or symptoms (called shedding). This doesn't happen all the time but a few days out of the year. As long as you avoid kissing when she has a cold sore you will be fine. Also have you been tested for HSV? Chances are you may not as it is not a part of most routine STD exams. Have an IgG type specific blood test to see your own status. You may have HSV-1 already and not even know it.
No HSV-1 does not change to HSV-2 just because you did oral sex or get it on your genitals. They are 2 separate viruses. Each virus type can be transmitted to either site. Though HSV-2 orally is less common (rare) and HSV-1 is a little more common to find between both sites.
If you are worried this much about it I would consider a new friend. But honestly you are getting worried over nothing. Just because she has cold sores doesn't mean she is a walking biohazard or a bad person. Majority of the people get it from childhood (kiss from auntie or someone) and majority of us won't make it to the old folks home without it. Consider that she knows her status a plus to your side. At least she told you once you talked about it to her.
Yes you could get HSV-1 from romantic type kisses even if there are no signs or symptoms (called shedding). This doesn't happen all the time but a few days out of the year. As long as you avoid kissing when she has a cold sore you will be fine. Also have you been tested for HSV? Chances are you may not as it is not a part of most routine STD exams. Have an IgG type specific blood test to see your own status. You may have HSV-1 already and not even know it.
No HSV-1 does not change to HSV-2 just because you did oral sex or get it on your genitals. They are 2 separate viruses. Each virus type can be transmitted to either site. Though HSV-2 orally is less common (rare) and HSV-1 is a little more common to find between both sites.
If you are worried this much about it I would consider a new friend. But honestly you are getting worried over nothing. Just because she has cold sores doesn't mean she is a walking biohazard or a bad person. Majority of the people get it from childhood (kiss from auntie or someone) and majority of us won't make it to the old folks home without it. Consider that she knows her status a plus to your side. At least she told you once you talked about it to her.
correct, hsv1 can never turn into hsv2. they are 2 totally separate viruses.
odds are you've never been tested for herpes. why not get a type specific herpes igg blood test and go from there? Statistically 1 out of every 2-3 people you've ever kissed in a lifetime has had hsv1 orally.
If you don't trust that she's telling you the truth, why not offer to pay for you both to get herpes igg blood tests?
On average folks who get cold sores have them 2 or 3 times a year. Doesn't sound like you've been with this gal long enough at all to be worried that you've never seen a cold sore on her.
grace
odds are you've never been tested for herpes. why not get a type specific herpes igg blood test and go from there? Statistically 1 out of every 2-3 people you've ever kissed in a lifetime has had hsv1 orally.
If you don't trust that she's telling you the truth, why not offer to pay for you both to get herpes igg blood tests?
On average folks who get cold sores have them 2 or 3 times a year. Doesn't sound like you've been with this gal long enough at all to be worried that you've never seen a cold sore on her.
grace
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