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GHSV1 Transmission Rates
For hsv1, assuming a long term monogamous relationship, what is the rates of transmission for the course of a year after being diagnosed 2 years.
* just avoiding sex during an outbreak
* using suppressive therapy OR condoms every time
* using suppressive therapy AND condoms every time
Confirming that once someone has HSV1 in one location on their body, itis highly unlikely they would get the virus in a new location.
What is the percentage of the population that has HSV1 Oral and Genital after the age of 50?
* just avoiding sex during an outbreak
* using suppressive therapy OR condoms every time
* using suppressive therapy AND condoms every time
Confirming that once someone has HSV1 in one location on their body, itis highly unlikely they would get the virus in a new location.
What is the percentage of the population that has HSV1 Oral and Genital after the age of 50?
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We have no transmission rates for hsv1. It hasn't been studied like hsv2 has.
Does the partner with hsv1 have it orally or genitally?
Has the person without hsv1 ever been tested or are they assuming? The hsv1 IgG blood test misses 30% of infections, and the vast majority of people who have hsv1 orally never get symptoms.
After 50, depending on your age, up to about 80% of the population has hsv1. The older you are, the more likely it is that you have it. Under 50, about 67% of the population has it, globally, again with a higher chance the older you are.
You are asking about condoms and medication, so I'm assuming someone has it genitally. If the partner with it genitally has had it for more than 2 years, they are shedding about 4 days a year outside of symptoms.
At over 50, there is no way I'd ever let hsv1 be a determining factor in a relationship. If I said no to this partner, the next one would be just as likely to have it, and just not know it, or as likely to have a false negative on a blood test.
Good relationships are way harder to find than herpes is.
Does the partner with hsv1 have it orally or genitally?
Has the person without hsv1 ever been tested or are they assuming? The hsv1 IgG blood test misses 30% of infections, and the vast majority of people who have hsv1 orally never get symptoms.
After 50, depending on your age, up to about 80% of the population has hsv1. The older you are, the more likely it is that you have it. Under 50, about 67% of the population has it, globally, again with a higher chance the older you are.
You are asking about condoms and medication, so I'm assuming someone has it genitally. If the partner with it genitally has had it for more than 2 years, they are shedding about 4 days a year outside of symptoms.
At over 50, there is no way I'd ever let hsv1 be a determining factor in a relationship. If I said no to this partner, the next one would be just as likely to have it, and just not know it, or as likely to have a false negative on a blood test.
Good relationships are way harder to find than herpes is.
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I'm sorry, I just noticed your title - GHSV1 transmission.
Here's the study that shows shedding rates after 2 years - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36272098/
"Confirming that once someone has HSV1 in one location on their body, itis highly unlikely they would get the virus in a new location." - yes, this is true, but I'd still avoid contact with an outbreak. I have ghsv2. I wouldn't give oral sex to someone with a ghsv2 outbreak so as to avoid getting it orally.
Really, my advice stands - I wouldn't let herpes, especially ghsv1, stand in the way of a good relationship at any age, especially after 50.
Here's the study that shows shedding rates after 2 years - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36272098/
"Confirming that once someone has HSV1 in one location on their body, itis highly unlikely they would get the virus in a new location." - yes, this is true, but I'd still avoid contact with an outbreak. I have ghsv2. I wouldn't give oral sex to someone with a ghsv2 outbreak so as to avoid getting it orally.
Really, my advice stands - I wouldn't let herpes, especially ghsv1, stand in the way of a good relationship at any age, especially after 50.
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