Hi, I just recently got diagnosed with genital herpes. I have never been tested for it, so its hard to pinpoint when I got it. I've been with my boyfriend and only him for the past 4 years. He got tested and it came back negative. What a relief! But now he thinks I've cheated on him because we always have unprotected sex and it wasn't transferred to him. Is it odd that after 4 years of unprotected sex he did not get it? FYI-never had a breakout is that strange too?
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Herpes is transmitted only when the contagious area of the skin or mucosa contacts the
mucous membrane or a crack in the surface of the skin. It is transmitted in warm and moist environment.
Unprotected transmission rates for the HSV are these:
- Herpes-positive male to herpes-negative female = 10%
- Herpes-positive female to herpes-negative male = 4%.
99% of the time, oral cold sores are caused by HSV-1 (oral HSV-2 is a rarity).
Condoms can reduce HSV transmission by 30-50% (no more).
Here are the persentages of the time herpes silently sheds the virus based on
the HSV type and location (do note confuse this with transmission rates):
HSV-2 genital 15-30%
HSV-1 genital 3-5%
HSV-1 oral 9-18%
HSV-2 oral 1%.
Shedding occurs more frequently during the first 6-12 months of having herpes than it does subsequently due to building antibodies.
I trust this helps to establish who was the primary source.
mucous membrane or a crack in the surface of the skin. It is transmitted in warm and moist environment.
Unprotected transmission rates for the HSV are these:
- Herpes-positive male to herpes-negative female = 10%
- Herpes-positive female to herpes-negative male = 4%.
99% of the time, oral cold sores are caused by HSV-1 (oral HSV-2 is a rarity).
Condoms can reduce HSV transmission by 30-50% (no more).
Here are the persentages of the time herpes silently sheds the virus based on
the HSV type and location (do note confuse this with transmission rates):
HSV-2 genital 15-30%
HSV-1 genital 3-5%
HSV-1 oral 9-18%
HSV-2 oral 1%.
Shedding occurs more frequently during the first 6-12 months of having herpes than it does subsequently due to building antibodies.
I trust this helps to establish who was the primary source.