October 18, 2014 at 1:45 pm #1529

Keymaster

Unfortunately, that is not true. People can shed (give off) virus even when they have no symptoms. In fact, 70% of new infections are caused by people who show no symptoms at the time transmission occurred. That is why daily antiviral therapy is helpful in reducing transmission. People who have outbreaks have somewhat more frequent shedding days, but those are days that they can avoid having sex, knowing what is going on and understanding that is a day of infectiousness. If you would like to do more reading, I would suggest The Herpes Handbook, free on this website, or for more in depth information, The Good News About the Bad News.

Terri