May I ask how you were initially diagnosed with herpes? And when you say you have had painless red rashes after that, where were they located?
Condoms reduce transmission by about 30-50% depending upon the study that you read. Antiviral therapy taken daily reduces the risk of transmission by almost 50%. Virus can be shed from the shaft of the penis, with or without symptoms, even though most of your outbreaks are on the tip of the penis.
Do you have other questions for me?
Terri