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July 3, 2022 at 12:20 pm
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Terri Warren
Keymaster
It is indeed uncommon, yes. But not impossible. So you got herpes by your eye before you were sexually active? Is that correct?
You are very unlikely to transmit the genital HSV 1 through intercourse. the eye infection suggests that you are infected orally as well, which is more likely to be transmitted than the genital one. HSV 1 strongly prefers the trigeminal nerve that supplies the mouth, nose and eye. We know about genital HSV 1 shedding and oral HSV 1 shedding and we use that as a surrogate marker for transmission likelihood.
Terri