Reply To: Transmission

[Terri Warren]

If both partners have the same virus then transmission is NOT an issue any longer. Yes, if you have HSV 2 already, you are extremely unlikely to acquire HSV 1 subsequently. And it really doesn’t appear to matter what the location of the infection is, in terms of transmission. For example, if you have HSV 1 genitally and he has HSV 1 orally, he is extremely unlikely to acquire HSV 1 genitally.

Good that he is being tested so that you know exactly what’s going on and what the transmission risks are. If you want to post a summary of everyone’s results when his come back, perhaps I can help you sort out who is at risk for what.

Terri