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Thanks for the clarification of a few things we have been very confused about. What about oral sex while I am on the receiving end. Assuming my GF is infected with HSV-1 orally, and me being HSV-1 positive and not knowing which part of my body hosts the virus, am.I susceptible to infection on my genitals ?

Thank you for the input Tina! At this point anyone else to communicate with helps because I am not sure how out friends will take it. My girlfriend has gone on the daily meds immediately and we are so far using condoms during intercourse until we are fully educated about the risks of condomless sex. As far as Oral sex goes, what are the risks of not using condoms and dental dams? Is there are advantage of me being HSV-1 positive but not knowing which part of my body. Hope my question is not too complicated. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

Hello Everyone, I am 35 years old heterosexual male and I just found this website and the community. My current girlfriend and I started dating about 4 months ago. After discussing our risk factors of STI / STDs, we decided to have unprotected sex. I had only one sexual partner in the past 4 years before her with no symptoms of any kind and she had her last STD screening (including HSV 1 and 2) done 2 months prior our first date, 3-4 weeks after her last sexual encounter and all tests were negative. Before me she kissed only one person between the STD screening and our first unprotected sexual encounter. Around the end of the second month of started dating, I had discomfort around my groin and tip of my penis and decided to see an Urologist. While waiting for my appointment to day to come, I went ahead and got a full on STD screening and tested positive for HSV-1 (IGG=34.5), it was a slap in the face . Upon my test results girlfriend decided to get screened and she tested positive for HSV-1 and HSV-2 ( IGG=42.7 and IGG=5.0 respectively). Up to this point we have never had any kind of symptoms or breakouts whatsoever, and still don't. During my urologist appointment, I was diagnosed with Prostatitis and started antibiotic treatment for it. I am currently going through the treatment and most of the symptoms are relieved however there are waves for intense genital itching presence and it's been more than 6 weeks since it has started, with zero visual abnormalities. At this point, we both are sad, disappointed and scared. We have not been having sex due to my discomfort from the Prostatitis and also the fear of spreading the different strains of viruses to each others different body parts. It was a brand new relationship and we are just getting comfortable with each other and we are very ashamed to talk to anyone else about our situation. Internet research gives mixed results about what we can and can't do as far as our sexual activities. We are heterosexual and monogamous couple and enjoyed oral,vaginal and anal sex before my symptoms arose. I would appreciate if anyone can chime in what they think of our situation and how we should proceed with our sex life. My girlfriend already offered to break up as she does not want me to get infected with HSV-2 while I believe that I already have it due to couple of months of unprotected intimacy. Everything is extremely confusing for both of us and we do not know how to move forward... Thanks for all the input in advance USC