hvs1 igi test 3.1 is that very high
do you have a regular partner now? if so., have they been tested?
hsv1 genitally tends not to reoccur very often. about 1/2 of folks who have it, never get another recurrence. of those who do, the average is 1 additional ob the first year and then 1 ob every other year after that. Only a small percentage of folks get recurrences more often. it also doesn't shed very often so the odds of transmitting it to a partner overall are very low. if your partner has hsv1 orally, the odds of transmitting it to them genitally are incredibly low and not likely to occur. always avoid sex during obvious symptoms of course. it's totally up to you and your partners if you want to have protected sex or not. it's not something you have to do for a lifetime just because you have genital herpes.
No easy way to know if you also contracted hsv1 orally or not unless you get an obvious cold sore. What few studies we do have show that anywhere from 1/4 to 2/3's of folks who contract hsv1 genitally, also contract it orally. When talking about all of this with a potential new partner, discuss together if you only performing protected oral sex is worthwhile or not if they are hsv1 -. if you don't already have hsv1 orally, you now have significant protection against contracting it there.
Be sure to ask future partners to get tested to know their own status. You can't make educated decisions about what precautions to take until you know who has what. If a partner has hsv2, you can contract that from them so don't just assume that if someone tells you they get cold sores that they have hsv1 and everything is A ok because they could have hsv2 and not know it.
grace
I am glad that you asked these questions...although i cannot answer them, I have wondered the same.