notdealingwell

1. Yes and No 2. Twice 3. Every single fucking time 4. No, unaware of infection

I'm really struggling with the validity of the transmission rates on this site and many others. Doctors are basically useless at diagnosing Herpes (other than when you demand a blood test), and after a LOT of research I'm convinced you people know more as you've actually been forced to learn and not allowed the luxury of remaining ignorant like most in the medical field. I can guarantee that I contracted herpes from having protected sex with a condom that was used correctly with someone who I had sex with twice and was not having an active breakout. I cannot in good conscience sit here and tell a new partner this BS about the chances of infection being somewhere between 1-5% per YEAR when myself, along with 16.2% of the population already has this highly contagious disease. If that were the case, 1/6 people wouldn't already have it. How are you all dealing with this. I've basically quarantined myself as I just don't buy that I was just that incredibly unlucky. I think this is way more contagious and I can't stomach the risk of putting someone else into this mess.