type 1

Sexual health
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Hi everyone,

Found out that it is type 1 I have. Have begun to feel more positive and my boyfriend has been extremely supportive. He wants things to remain the same, I suppose if I have an outbreak it will be like I have my period, I am just terrified of giving it to him. Pretty sure I caught it from him through oral, but don't want to give it to him through sex. Just looking to hear what it's like having type 1. I had heard outbreaks are fewer and more mild. Or if anyone has any tips to prevent outbreaks/reduce frequency/length of outbreaks it would be very welcome.

Thanks

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Have you decided to take daily suppressive therapy to protect your partner? If not, I highly recommend it. Below are the following transmission rates of discordant couples ( one is H+ and the other is H-), female to male, having sex 2-3xs a week a year.

- no condoms or meds: 4%

- use of condoms or daily meds: 2%

- use of both condoms and meds: 1%

These are statistics based on having HSV 2 genitally and HSV 1 genitally sheds less. So you're supposed to cut the numbers almost in half or by 30% based in each caveat stated above.

.breakouts ate jot the only time you are contagious and if your doctor told you that you are only during obs, they are sorely outdated in their education. If you experience prodrome symptoms such as, itching, tingling, sensations of a big crawling on you, pins and needles, feeling is skin burning like a sun burn, numbness or any other strange nerve sensations; you are to refrain from sex, as those are possible signs you are shedding virus asymptomatically (no physical signs of trauma to skin such as sores or cuts, but possibly redness) or on the verge of a breakout.

Good luck and I'm glad things went well w your bf. Hang in there girly, you got this and life continues and you got all of us on the forum! ;-)

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Thanks so much for the information. Where did you get it from? Yeah, I'm feeling much more positive now. Daily medication seems like the direction I might go in.

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Experience is most of it... I recommend checking out this community dedicated to herpes called H Opportunity... Has all this info and has stories w couples where one has it and the orbers don't.