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Precautions before sexual activity with a Genital Herpes- infected partner?

 

I'm involved with a wonderful person dx with genital herpes - what besides sex not during outbreak and condom use can be used for precautions for all types of sex? What this dx does to a human spirit is so sad!!!

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Sorry, had to edit your

Sorry, had to edit your comments a little. I understand your frustrations though. 

Very likely, it thrives and

Very likely, it thrives and lives in the nerves of the body even when there is no visible outbreak it lives in the nerves in the affected areas. 

YES  FORGIVE MY SAYING I HAVE

YES  FORGIVE MY SAYING I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 87 AND YES IT HURTS IN LEGS BUTT AND TESTICIALS ,GOT IT FROM A *^^*^ THATS DID NOT TELL US SHE WAS ACTIVE ,I WILL FOR EVER HATE THAT *&^(,I STILL GET IT ALL THE TIME IT IS NOT FUN ,TRYING TO TELL YOUR PARTNER  SUCKS YOU FEEL LIKE A ^&%$*^& DIRT BAG !!!!!!!

 SORRY STILL A SORE SUBJECT AFTER ALL THESE YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone postive herpes

Does anyone postive herpes get pain in legs, buttoaks and testicle ?


Thank you.

It's just a complete blunt

It's just a complete blunt honesty. Sorry you feel that is wrong. Personally while yes support is needed so is blunt honesty instead of people coddling and saying if you do this you should be ok, so on, so forth. Besides the comment wasn't that brutal, just honest. 

That was a pretty thoughtless

That was a pretty thoughtless and insensitive comment. Obviously if she is asking its because she doesnt want to spread it. And your attitude is what makes Genital Herpes have such a huge stigma. I have GH and it took me a long time to come to terms with it. My advice is this, yes there is ALWAYS a risk but it's his choice as well as yours and a physical condiiton shouldn't be allowed to destroy your life, in any way.

 If the answer to this

 If the answer to this question is no you need to always be wearing a condom while having sex even not during an outbreak as there still is some spreading risk. If not do so at your own peril. 

were you using condoms those

were you using condoms those two years and if not are you using them now?

If he gives you oral sex and

If he gives you oral sex and your infection is at the surface you can give him oral/facial herpes, it spreads through direct skin to skin contact. If you do do it make sure that it's when you're not showing any symptoms though you could still pass it on even then. Personally I'd err on the side of caution but that's a decision for you and him to make. If you want to give him oral I know he'd love it but I'd just let him pleasure you with the penis with the condom on and leave it at that. No need to needlessly spread the infection. Take care.

so u and your partner dont

so u and your partner dont use condoms and he has not gotten herpes. I am in a relationship and I have herpes and my boyfriend is okay with it and we use condoms. I must say I am not a big fan of condoms (most likely how I got the virus), and he has been asking me about oral sex. I know I can perform it on him but whether he can perform it on me, i dont know. If u know the answer can u please tell me and also tell me how u dont pass herpes without using condoms.

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