– So I saw that you said you no longer think that G2G transmission is no longer rare outside of an outbreak. Is this because you have started to see cases of this happening, or is it something else like people having outbreaks and not noticing?
When we do research on this topic, we know that the vast majority of transmissions occur when the infected person has no lesions. But this is for HSV 2. HSV 1 is less infectious
– I have not had to disclose and I am still trying to wrap my head around the whole process. I am concerned because my doctor said that I did not have to disclose, however, I am still on the fence about it. Could you give me your input on this and what I could say to someone when disclosing so that I talk about transmission and the risk because it is GHSV1?
It depends on how long you’ve had it. At two years out, you would be shedding on 4 days out of the year. If you are having sex with someone casually and they are using condoms and STD’s have never been discussed, I’m not clear that you need to disclose. And if you are having sex with anyone who gets cold sores, they are already infected so disclosure is not necessary but you could.
Bumps
– What you said about the sores makes sense. My thought process is that if I take the larger dosage when I see the bump and it doesn’t change within at least 3 days and stays the same that it is most likely not a herpes sore. Would I be wrong for assuming this?
That’s probably accurate
-Have you ever heard of female patients in general getting small cysts after their herpes diagnosis?
I have had these small cysts before but I have had a few, like 2 in the past few months.
No
Birth Control/Condoms:
-I was on birth control right up until I realized the sores weren’t getting any better from my first outbreak. I was on it to regulate my period but I was scared to take it when I learned that it may cause me outbreaks. Have you heard of this ever?
Not really, though women describe outbreaks related to hormones in various ways sometimes – too much, too little, it varies.
My birth control is lo loestrine FE and it is a low-dose pill. In m head, it wouldn’t bother me because the hormones are not that high dosage so I thought it wouldn’t effect me. If you know anything please let me know.
Nope
Terri