herpes 1 a sexual transmitted disease ? Posted: 05-26-08 22:30pm
I was diagnosed w/ herpis simplex 1 around
2005 and i just now recently had my first
outbreak (cold sore.)I have been with my
boyfriend for about a year and a half and
i had never mentioned it to him till now!
He is very concerned and i am too! ever
since my outbreak i have been on the
computer trying to get as much info on it
as possible, but i can't seem to get what
i am looking for! My main concern is
giving him genital herpes even when i
don't have a cold sore! I read something
about a shedding period im concerned can
anyone give me some advice?
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Hi, brooklenm! Posted: 05-27-08 05:57am
It's good to know that for both types,
HSV1 and HSV2, at least two-thirds of
infected people have no symptoms, or
symptoms too mild to notice. It spreads
even when no symptoms are present. So,
maybe you have gotten this from your
boyfriend. My point was that this is very
a contagious disease and by the time of
teenagers age or young adults age, about
50% of Americans have HSV-1 antibodies in
their blood.
HSV-1 can be spread easily to the genital
area, usually through oral sex (even when
you don't have cold sores, because of
virus shedding). After first year of
appearance, the recurrences are more
frequent. The people who have a lot of
recurrences also have a lot of shedding.
