How likely are you to get genital herpes from someone who is not having an outbr!
Question: Is it possible NOT to get genital herpes if your partner is not having a breakout.
"Sex partners of infected persons should be advised that they may become infected"
I want to emphasize the MAY... does this mean that there is a possibility that you will not get genital herpes if the person doesnt have any sores?
Is there a time when there is no outbreak at all and the person with the STD is not contagious?
I need to know facts and possibilities.
Has anyone out there had sex with someone with genital herpes and didnt get the infection?
My ex had herpes(the more common one you get on your lip) and we dated for two years and I never got the herpes virus. I also believe this type of herpes is more contagious than genital herpes.
Answers: Is it possible NOT to get genital herpes if your partner is not having a breakout.
"Sex partners of infected persons should be advised that they may become infected"
I want to emphasize the MAY... does this mean that there is a possibility that you will not get genital herpes if the person doesnt have any sores?
Is there a time when there is no outbreak at all and the person with the STD is not contagious?
I need to know facts and possibilities.
Has anyone out there had sex with someone with genital herpes and didnt get the infection?
My ex had herpes(the more common one you get on your lip) and we dated for two years and I never got the herpes virus. I also believe this type of herpes is more contagious than genital herpes.
It is possible not to get genital herpes from a partner, just through avoiding outbreaks - many couples who are 'discordant' - i.e. one partner has herpes and the other doesn't - are together for years without passing the virus to the uninfected partner - including having unprotected sex.
However, there is always a risk.
There is plenty of time when there is no outbreak and the person is not contagious. The problem is that for 6-10% of the time when they are NOT experiencing symptoms they will be infectious. It is known as 'asymptomatic shedding' of the virus, and happens to most people who have herpes, including oral herpes, at some point when they have no outbreak.
So, a person with genital hsv-2 would be infectious for maybe 6-10% of the time when they are showing no signs. Risk is calculated over a year of regular sex, several times a week. Unprotected sex over a year with a partner with hsv-2, avoiding outbreaks, would give you a total risk over the year of catching herpes of about 10%. If you are woman, that is a bit higher, if you are a man, slightly less. If your partner takes valtrex as suppressive therapy, the risk is halved to 5%. Using condoms lowers the risk again to about 2%.
If your partner has genital hsv-1, the risk is much lower still. Studies have shown that only one person in four with genital hsv-1 sheds the virus AT ALL when they are not showing symptoms. And even if they do, they are infectious for a much smaller percentage of the time than hsv-2. And if you already get cold sores, and hence have hsv-1 orally, you are very unlikley to get it genitally. Still, people can and do catch hsv-1 genitally from a partner who has it genitally, even taking all precautions.
It is a possibility, if you had a partner with oral herpes for so long and didn't catch it, that you are one of the 8 in 10 people who already have hsv-1 orally, in which case you would be highly unlikely to catch it genitally. It might be worth finding out if it is hsv-1 your partner has.
What does 'MAY' mean? In the context of my case...
Like you I had a partner who got cold sores on their mouth. We were clued up that it was a form of herpes, and that it could be transfered to my genitals, so we were extremely careful about him giving me oral sex. If he thought he had the slightest sign of an outbreak, a soreness, or a tingle, he avoided me. So he gave me oral sex over the course of several years and I didn't catch it. We had been having a physical relationship for just less than 7 years when I caught it, and he had no symptoms at the time.
My sister also didn't have cold sores like me, and she caught genital herpes through her partner giving her oral sex four months into the relationship. Again he didn't have symptoms.
The problem is that, although people with herpes are only infectious for a tiny percentage of the time when no symptoms are present, because there are no symptoms, you just don't know when that time is and you can't avoid it. But the risk is still low. Some people obviously shed the virus less than others, and some just know their body better than others - the highest risk time is just before an outbreak and just after, and many people can feel an outbreak 'coming on' and avoid contact when they sense that. You should also avoid contact when they have any from of prodrome, or warning signs that the virus is active, which may come on their own or indicate a full blown outbreak coming. I get pain in the nerves of my leg. If you have a partner who is sensitive to their own body, and notices these things and avoids contact, you are less likely to catch it.
ummmmm
yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
they can get an outbreak at any moment
the virus is still there although you cant see it
you think that your partner would have sex with someone that was having an outbreak???
hell no
but magically your partner got an outbreak
Genital herpes cannot be cured. Once infected, the virus stays in the body for the rest of the individual's life
Research suggests that the virus can be transmitted even when there are no symptoms present, so that a sexual partner without obvious genital herpes sores may still transmit the illness. In fact, asymptomatic spread may actually contribute more to the spread of genital herpes than do active sores. HSV-1 is responsible for only 5-10% of genital herpes cases, while HSV-2 causes the majority of genital herpes cases. HSV-2 can be transmitted through oral or genital secretions.
Both types of herpes simplex virus (HSV), HSV-1 and HSV-2, can cause oral or genital infection. Most often, HSV-1 causes gingivostomatitis, herpes labialis, and herpes keratitis. HSV-2 usually causes genital lesions. Transmission of HSV occurs from close contact with an individual who is actively shedding virus. Viral shedding generally occurs from lesions but can occur even when lesions are not apparent.
After the initial infection, HSV remains dormant in nerve ganglia from which it can periodically emerge, causing symptoms. Recurrent herpetic eruptions are precipitated by overexposure to sunlight, febrile illnesses, physical or emotional stress, immunosuppression, or unknown stimuli. Recurrent eruptions are generally less severe, and generally occur less frequently over time.
If you're pregnant, be sure to tell your doctor that you have HSV or, if you're unsure, ask to be tested for HSV. Watch for signs and symptoms of HSV during pregnancy. Your doctor may recommend that you start taking herpes antiviral medications late in pregnancy to try to prevent an outbreak from occurring around the time of delivery. If you're having an outbreak when you go into labor, your doctor will probably suggest a Caesarean section to reduce the risk of passing the virus to your baby.
yes you can
There is no difference, that's why so many people have Herpes I am afraid. And yes once you contract it there is no known cure and it will stay in your blood forever. Some people never get any symptoms at all, they just carry it in their blood, but they are still capable of transmitting it sexually.