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Rate of Transmission - female to male
Hello - I'm very scared that I was recently infected with HSV by my last boyfriend and realized I might have had sex with a new partner during an outbreak (I thought this was a minor yeast infection but it has become worse).
As for the sex with a new partner: I'm a female and we used a condom during intercourse. The head of his penis (and other mucous membranes) did not touch my vagina at all. From what I gather, that is usually where transmission occurs from female to male. I'm going to the doctor to confirm my status tomorrow, but I'm wondering what the likelihood is that I may have infected him? I will tell him if I have a positive status, but I would be so happy if this did not transmit. Transmission rates are posted all over the internet but I can't find much about transmission and those circumstances. Please be nice, this is a very scary situation for me.
As for the sex with a new partner: I'm a female and we used a condom during intercourse. The head of his penis (and other mucous membranes) did not touch my vagina at all. From what I gather, that is usually where transmission occurs from female to male. I'm going to the doctor to confirm my status tomorrow, but I'm wondering what the likelihood is that I may have infected him? I will tell him if I have a positive status, but I would be so happy if this did not transmit. Transmission rates are posted all over the internet but I can't find much about transmission and those circumstances. Please be nice, this is a very scary situation for me.
I asked a doctor and he said that the virus could easily spread from my female outbreak to his groin area, even if we used a condom. Prevalence is especially high during an outbreak. But everything online says that it needs to enter through a mucous membrane or a cut. I'm confused...does he need to have a cut for it to enter (i.e. mucous membrane) or can it just be spread from skin contact?
ok thanks so much for putting my mind at ease before bed! The 1 in 50 statistic was definitely a relief..
You'd be looking more for sores probably with little bubbles and blisters inside each patch. Discrete non connected bumps may not be herpes. The most common associated symptom is that the patches are really itchy and may sting on contact with urine, clothing etc.
symptoms occured about 4 days after sex with my previous partner (thought it was a yeast infection). Thought I was getting better, so had sex with the new partner on day 7. Realized symptoms had worsened, looks like it might be HSV.
I think this is jumping ahead too much. Either way the odds of a transmission here does not exceed about 1 in 50 but could readily be zero.
This will help. Say day zero is day you last had sex with your previous partner BEFORE symptoms appeared, then roughly...
What day did symptoms occur
What day was last sex with previous partner (if not zero)
What day was first sex with new partner
This will help. Say day zero is day you last had sex with your previous partner BEFORE symptoms appeared, then roughly...
What day did symptoms occur
What day was last sex with previous partner (if not zero)
What day was first sex with new partner
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