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Potential HSV2 Infection?

Hello

So I recently fooled around with a girl, and while we didn't have sex, we had genital to genital contact while we were making out, messing around, etc... the total encounter lasted no more than 30 minutes... afterwards, she tells me she has herpes, but hasn't had an outbreak in several years.

The quick details are:
1) She says shes NOT having an outbreak.
2) She was on her period
3) When we were fooling around, we didn't use any protection, but didnt have sex.
4) She is not taking any medicine for it, so far as I know.

So my question is, for a one time encounter where we had very direct genital to genital contact (touching junk to junk) like this, what are the odds that I have become exposed with HSV2?? Is it very likely? Somewhat likely? Mathematically unlikely?

I only ask because its the day after it, and today, every itch, scratch or strange unusual tingle I get downstairs puts me into a panic... I'm counting the amount of times I pee in a day, because I'm not sure if i did that many the day before. I've become acutely aware of EVERYTHING going on with my penis today and I'm freaking out. My mind is my worst enemy right now...

Help! What're the chances I've become infected? Its been 24 hours, would I be able to feel anything? Or tell? Nothing tingles, nothing burns, it doesnt hurt when I pee... I just like everything that happens down there, is making me worried as hell... what should I be looking for, if anything???

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The odds do not change, only you can judge how close to penetrative sex you came.
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I believe its HSV2... and even though we were grinding up on each other with other genitals/pelvic regions? Doesnt skin on skin contact constitute a risk too?

Thank you
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This is essentially a zero risk event based on what you describe. Even if you had penetrative sex, the odds of transmission would not exceed 1 in 200 and would be more likely to be 1 in 1000 or more.

With no symptoms over the next week, meaning lesions, you can be quite confident of no infection.

You do not state whether she had HSV1 or HSV2 (a third or more of genital infections are HSV1). If HSV1, transmission odds are even lower and may be next to impossible if you yourself have HSV1, such as oral cold sores.
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