Genital Herpes Question

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Hey everyone, unfortunately, I was diagnosed with genital herpes back in October. I met with a guy from CL and had anal sex. Even with a condom, I got it. I was not informed that he had it and he denies that he has it. But whatever that is besides the point.

My question that I am curious about is that I have only had an outbreak on my actual ass hole. No where else. Does anyone know for fact if that means my penis is infected as well. Meaning can I still pass along the genital herpes when having sex or getting a bj?

Also, I've been having this urge to suck a cock lately. Can I pass anything if I have never had anything on my mouth or lips. The GH has only been on my ass hole and I've only had one major outbreak/my first one and one slight one back in January.

I now take L-Lysine and it has kept me outbreak free. Any feedback is appreciated! Thanks!
 

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Sorry to hear about that, love1111, but rest assured that many, many people have herpes - be it genital, oral (cold sores), or otherwise.

And, unfortunately, you can get herpes while using condoms. Herpes is not spread through fluid transfer (like HIV, syphilis, etc.), but through skin contact. So if, for example, he had herpes on his scrotum, it could still come in contact with your anus.

Now, this doesn't mean that the infection has spread to your cock. You haven't had an outbreak there, so that's a good sign. Of course, it's possible to have outbreaks that aren't easily visible, so not having an obvious outbreak isn't a sure sign that the infection isn't there either. That said, I've been told that (as a rule of thumb) if you can't see it, it's a good sign it's not there. Herpes stays dormant inside of you, and can only be transmitted when there's an outbreak.

Similarly, if you've never had an outbreak on your mouth, chances are you can't pass it on that way either.
 

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Well put erratic. He's correct love111 and as long as your on medication ( L-lysine ? not Acyclovir I think ) and NOT have an 'outbreak' then your not going to transmit it. I had an X that had it and it never transmitted to me and I have never tested positive for it either.
 

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Generally, it requires two conditions...
A- the person with it has to be actively shedding virus. ( Usually this means a visible lesion.. but it is possible to shed virus without a visible lesion, and some lesions may be in places not visible. )

B-the person contracting it has to have some break in the skin. that is, you do not get herpes thru skin contact, but thru skin cuts, tears, abrasions, or thru mucosal membranes.

So... you probably got a small tear in the skin near your bung and so that's where you got it.


Here's the dangerous part- the virus can survive outside the body for some while... you can be shedding virus, even without a lesion, and once on your hands, it might be transferred anyplace... but the places where it will form an new infection site are places where there is a break in the skin.

For example, you go to the bathroom, wipe your ass, and then touch your chapped lips...

Another common vector for transmission is ordinary sunburn.

So, not only can you infect someone else, you can also transfer the infection elsewhere on your own body.


L-Lysine is useful in reducing outbreaks because it interferes with the viral propagation...

Biut you should also significantly reduce arginine intake- Arginine is an amino acid that is in high concentrations in foods like peanuts, peanut butter, some other legumes... and chocolate. Arginine is a key molecule in viral replication of herpes.


When you feel an outbreak coming on... you should adopt careful procedures to prevent infecting others, and spreading the infection to new sites on yourself.
Be careful what the lesion site comes in contact with and try not to touch it... when you have to get anywhere near it, wash your hands thoroughly with strong soap. and especially be careful when you have abrasions, chapped skin, cuts or sunburns.


It is a very good idea to get a Rx for an anti-retroviral and keep it around... some folks prefer preventative medication... taking an anti-retroviral every day to make sure they are not going to have an outbreak... although doctors will caution you that this does not mean you are not shedding virus and that you may still infect others or other sites on yourself.

Other just take the antiretrovirals when they feel an outbreak coming on... which generally will reduce its severity and length considerably.

Generally, most folks find that outbreaks get fewer and farther between as years go by.
 

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it IS passed on by skin to skin contact.

Funny thing about herpes? only like 20% of people actually show symptoms and upwards of 80% of the adult US population has one of the HSVs
 

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if you get frequent outbreaks get on valtrex daily it will practically stop the outbreaks...lysine aint gonna do too much.