I have hsv1 genital and my bf tested hsv1+ no symptoms

[Cathy]

Recently i started dating this guy and the after a month I was diagnosed with a primary outbreak of hsv1 genital.  His blood tests positive for Hsv1 antibodies but he’s never had an outbreak.
our doctor says I can transmit the hsv1 genital to him.  But everything I read online says that if he has the antibodies of the same strain as me he is safe.

does anyone know if I can give him an outbreak if he already has the antibodies?

[mr_hopp]

You want to still be careful (especially during prodrome symptoms and/or outbreaks), but it's true that he has a lot of protection since he already carries the antibodies (and genital HSV-1 has less of a chance of passing genital-to-genital, even though about 1/2 of new genital herpes are from oral sex — oral-to-genital). It would be like him spreading herpes to himself (called auto-inoculation), which is rare after having herpes for at least a year and the body's immunity has it more under control.