No condom no outbreak how likely is transmission

[ang]

so exactly how contagious is herpes? Of course I know transmission rates and I've become extremely educated on hsv however sometimes I wonder how accurate the stats are. The reason I'm writing this post is mainly because I would like to know the likelyhood of transmission if I were to use no condoms no antivirals and do not have outbreaks. For a large percentage of the time I would say 99% I am assymptomtic. I honestly forget I have it most of the the time until it comes to disclosure time during dating and in the 4 years I've had it I've probably had a mild outbreak about 4 times. Is it inevitable that the person I'm with is definitely going to catch it? I want to protect my partner to the best of my ability when we're in a serious relationship but I want things to be as normal as possible and if no condom use is an option I would like to safely make that transition. I haven't had sex consistently without a condom since my diagnosis and I want to know if that would be possible. I've read a lot of information stating that you always have to wear a condom to protect your partner even if you are assymptomtic due to viral shedding.

 

Also ive heard of some women having outbreaks around there butts, inner thighs and have had it go down they're leg but in my case where ive only had one sore show up on my vaginal lip how likely is transmission with or without a condom??

 

Thanks guys :)

 

 

[mr_hopp]

Hey ang!

 

With no condoms, no antivirals, the possibility of transmission to a female is 10%, to male is 4%. And for help understanding this math, here's a post on that:

http://herpeslife.com/herpes-forum/discussion/5255/from-dr-peter-leone-herpes-transmission-risk-per-sex-act-explained/p1

 

And all of the specifics can be found in these handouts I created:

http://bit.ly/h-opp-diagnosis-handout

http://bit.ly/h-opp-disclosure-handout

[ang]

Thanks!!! You are a blessing :)