Dave

There is a 4% chance, if using a condom or taking an antiviral it's 2%, using both it's down to 1%.

I wouldn't be too concerned going from a 99% chance down to 98% of not transmitting it.

It is not true that they have a higher chance of dying in a car accident or winning the lottery than contracting hsv2 sexually Actually it is true, if you are using condoms or antivirals there is only a 2% chance of transmission, which equates to having a higher chance of winning the lottery or dying in a car accident. The point is, HSV is nothing to worry about for majority of people. Believe me I did not come to this conclusion easily. When I was diagnosed I felt my life was over, I was a leper, no one would ever love me again and I just wanted to crawl into a hole and die. So my use of the Adam ruins everything video it to remind people that herpes is not the end of your life. It's time to end this unwarranted stigma! And by the way, I've never had or heard of one person disclose before kissing. And since I have no idea where my entry point is, because I've never had an outbreak, I'm suppose disclose for giving someone a peck on the cheek? Or even a hug where my cheek touches theirs?

You need to know what type of herpes you have, HSV1 or HSV2.

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By realizing that 80% of the population has HSV1 and 25% has HSV2, 90% don't know they have it because they get little or no symptoms. And 1 in 5 has herpes. It's not a big deal. Live your life, you are normal since more people have it than don't.

You can't tell how long you've had it by the numbers. The facts are that more people have HSV than don't, 80% of the population has HSV1/ 25% has HSV2, 1 in 5 people have herpes, 90% of the people that have it, don't know they have it because they get little if any symptoms. Often herpes is not included in an STD screening, because it's not a big deal.

Or it could just be a bumpy rash. See a doctor to be sure.

Your doctor is incorrect, there is no 3 day incubation period. You can have HSV for decades, not know it and never have an outbreak, then all of a sudden you get one, although rare. You also can't be a carrier, you either have it or you don't...period. Now the good news, 80% of the population has HSV1 and 25% have HSV2, and 90% of them don't know they have it because they get little if any symptoms. There are 8 types of Herpes, 1 causes chicken pox and shingles. Everyone has at least 1 type of herpes virus in their system, most likely 3 types. 1 in 5 people have HSV. The Flu virus kills thousands of people every year, yet we're afraid of herpes. It really is a non issue and has an unwarranted stigma. You can still transmit HSV without any signs of an outbreak, but the odds are extremely low like 4%. With condom use or antiviral medication it's 2%, using both it's 1%. Again, the majority of people have little or no symptoms. This video should calm your fears.

I was with a woman for 20 years, she cheated and we ended. I got tested and discovered I had HSV2. I told her so she could get tested, she came back with only HSV1. We both knew she got cold sores every so often, just never knew it was herpes. So, 20 years of unprotected intercourse and oral sex, I never got HSV1 from her and she never got HSV2 from me. I never cheated, and never had an outbreak, don't even know the entry point. For all I know I was born with it. When I got my diagnoses, I was so upset and just knew she had given it to me. But I calmed down and started reading all I could about HSV. Then I discovered it was possible to never have an outbreak and have it for this long and not pass it on. So when I told her and suggested she get tested, I wasn't accusatory with her. I just told her the facts. And even though she's had HSV1 for very long time, she didn't understand it. Because she thought maybe she was a carrier for HSV2, giving it to me. I assured her that, that's not how it works...you either have it or you don't. While I believe knowledge is power, I have to honestly say that I wish I never got tested. I had been tested in the past but since I never saw the results, it's most likely they never tested for the HSV antibodies. I do know now though that herpes is not a big deal, especially when there are other more serious life threatening viruses out there, like HIV, AIDs and even Influenza.

The stigma of herpes is unwarranted and created out of ignorance, thanks to the drug companies. This YouTube video might help you realize that herpes is really a non issue.

If it is herpes you can still pass it on without any symptoms, it's call asymptomatic shedding. Since most people have little or no symptoms, it could be anything.

It's a YouTube video link Bambina3, you should watch it.

Unfortunately it is the moral right thing to do, disclose. But is it really? Wouldn't the more moral thing be that anyone wanting to kiss or have sex with someone first get tested and share the results with the potential partner. But people don't do that, do they? It angers me that those knowingly that have the virus, must to endure discloser and possible traumatic rejection. Especially when herpes is such a non issue. Ignorance and fear seems to overrun common sense about this topic.

Even without condoms or antivirals the odds of transmission are stupidly low.

Get on an antiviral, it will reduce the length of an outbreak and asymptomatic shedding. Outbreaks will become less as time goes on, the first is usually the worst. Most people have little or no symptoms, I've had HSV2 for 25 years and never knew I had it until 5 years ago. I've never had an outbreak. It's not the end of the world, you are not a leper and your future sex life is not over.

There are side effects with any medication, even aspirin. Alcohol is bad for your kidneys and liver, probably way worse than antivirals but that doesn't stop me from having a beer were and there. So those aren't even a good reasons. But if cost is your main concern, then I get it.

I'm on the fence concerning disclosure but I'm kind of leaning towards not disclosing and here's why. I have HSV2 and I've never had an outbreak so I'm not sure where I have it. Apparently I've had it for decades and never knew. I assumed when I told my doctors during my annual physicals, to test for everything that they would do that, apparently not. Or I just wasn't told, because I never saw the paper for what was tested. What I now know is that doctors have and still often don't tell their patients something that might be traumatic but not life threatening. Anyway, so now I'm supposed to tell every woman that I want to kiss and/or have sex with that I have herpes, even though the odds of giving it to them is low and even lower because I'm on daily antivirals. They literally have a greater chance of winning the lottery or dying in a car accident than getting herpes from me, but I'm expected to disclose. Some states have even passed laws requiring this. Yet not one person is required to get tested. It's okay for them to kiss or have sex with me, even though the odds are that they already have HSV. Remember 80% of have HSV1 and 25% have HSV2, and 90% don't know they have it, around 1 in 5 people have it. And for the far majority it's a non issue. Rejection from disclosing can be as traumatic and first diagnoses. And to make laws requiring herpes disclosure seems insane to me when the Flu virus kills up to 49,000 people a year. Herpes is so common and is nothing! Now my leaning toward non disclosure doesn't mean I think it's okay to have contact during an outbreak. But when you're not having an outbreak the odds are so ridiculously low, even without condoms and antivirals, it's laughable to think how ignorant most people are. And one more thing...the majority of us with contract at least one strain of HPV. This is another virus that most of us are uneducated about. And there is no test for men. Just saying

And get this, the Flu virus kills up to 49,000 people every year, yet we are more afraid of herpes. When I was diagnosed I felt like a leper, that no one would ever want me and that I'd never have sex again. The stigma is so unwarranted and stupid. I can understand the drug companies not wanting to change this image but don't get why the medical community isn't helping to change things.

Pattym, Just by reading as much about it as I can. Believe me, when I was first diagnosed I was depressed and felt no one would ever love me, I'd never have sex again because now I was a leper. Herpes (especially genital) has such a stigma that some have even committed suicide and all over a virus that is a non issue for most of us. People are less afraid of the Flu and yet up to 49,000 people die from it every year. People don't even know that 99% of visible cold sores are herpes, yet mention the word herpes and they automatically visualize ugly blisters on our naughty parts. We can blame the drug companies and the medical community for not educating the public. Hope this video helps you some more.

Yes, yes and yes. With that, breath and relax this really isn't a big deal and more common than you realize as in 1 in 5 have it.

Around 7-10 days, but why stop taking it? But just so you understand, antivirals don't completely stop asymptomatic shedding, they just reduce it.

Yes, HSVI and HSVII can be in either places. However, HSVI prefers the head area and HSVII the boxer shorts area. With all that said relax, 80% of the population has HSVI and 25% has HSVII, of that 25% up to 90% don't know they have it because they get little or no symptoms. Herpes has an unwarranted stigma, when in fact it really isn't a big deal for the majority of people. Every year people die from the Flu, and yet they are afraid of Herpes and it doesn't kill you. There are 8 types of herpes, Chicken Pox and Shingles is caused by one. And everyone pretty much has 1 if not 3 types of herpes in there system. This video should put your mind at ease.

There is no test specifically for HSV, the test is to see if you have the antibodies. So if the test is positive for the antibodies, then you have HSV.

There is no proof that taking vitamins/supplements help with herpes.