Hey everyone,
So bear with my long story but I just broke it off with a guy I was dating for two months and yes I had unprotected sex.
I began dating this new guy whom I only had sex with once and the next day I began to feel itching and burning in my vaginal perineum
Area. I went to the doctors and they told me I had HSV 1 in my genital area, most likely from a cold sore a guy had. I know my new boyfriend didn't infect me because he's never had a cold sore in his life and it literally happened the next day. The doctor believes it was my previous partner that infected me since it was about a month since I had come into contact with the virus.
I had a talk with my boyfriend and he is totally supportive of my condition and still wants to take care of me and be with me.
At first I was really angry with myself, and how I could have acted so stupid, but then I realized I was part of a majority.
Almost 80% of the population has either HSV 1 or 2. So I felt a lot better. My doctor has been awesome,
She prescribed me suppressive therapy for one year. I'll be taking Valacylovir for one year to prevent outbreaks.
I still do have a few questions unanswered:
-what is the likelihood of transmitting the virus to my boyfriend when I'm not having an outbreak?
- since I received the virus from a coldsore, I obviously kissed the guy too. Does this mean I will have outbreaks
On my face as well? Or just my genitals, since this is where I contracted the virus?
I love the support on this forum! I'm on day 6 of medicine and my painful sores
Are finally starting to heal! I can't wait for it to go away so I can be intimate with my boyfriend
For valentines day! ;)