Genital type 1
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Is genital herpes type 1 more contagious then if it was oral herpes with the same type (1) ? or do they pose the same risk of transmission
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kim12266 ruby07998
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both the same thing just on different areas of the body
ruby07998 kim12266
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so the same rate of tranmissions as one another or because its genital does it pose a higher risk of shreddind? thank hou
kim12266 ruby07998
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they are both the same risk
AnonymAlone ruby07998
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No. If you got type 1 down there it is less likely to shred than if you got in on the mouth because it is not an "environment" that type 1 thrives in. Type 2 is more likely to shred down there than if you have type 2 on the mouth
xDx91xPi AnonymAlone
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HSV2 genital viral shedding is about 5-10% of days. HSV2 rarely effects the mouth!
HSV1 genital is said to be 5-7%. of days. Orally it is a little higher.
Saying that the virus effects everyone differently. Some people with HSV1 genitally have more severe outbreaks then HSV2. If you have HSV1 and having frequent outbreak your viral shedding will be higher. HSV1 is also becoming more prevalent genitally so eventually the strain will get stronger.
It is all just a guessing game as there is very few viral shedding tests and you will never know when you are shedding so are still just as high a risk of transmitting during shedding.
By using condoms, daily antivirals and knowing your body you can decrease shedding by 45-70% depending what studies you read.
ruby07998 xDx91xPi
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Thank you great information. unfortunatley my doctor wouldnt allow me to take antivrials everydsy as i have only had 1 outbreak. however i have started taking lysine to hopefully reduce the viral shredding 😃
anon79682 ruby07998
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yeah no the risk of transmission definitely isnt equally likely. genital to genital passing of type 1 is very rare. its more likely to give someone genital type 1 if you have oral thpe 1 and give them genitally
anon79682
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give them oral sex i mean*
xDx91xPi ruby07998
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its your body and you are lowering the risk of transmisson by taking them!
hopefully you wont have any more then that. there is lots of info on the std project 😃
ruby07998 anon79682
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Thank you so much - do you know if its likely to pass hsv1 on if i have it genitally and someone gives me oral sex like me passing it to their mouth
anon79682 ruby07998
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very very very rare. nearly impossible . someone would have to put their mouth on your sores during an outbreak but that doesnt usually happen. and even when someone does put their mouths on sores, most std's dont pass from genital to mouth as frequently. especially herpes
anon56922 anon79682
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I've heard this and want to believe it, but can you point me to a study that shows the low rate risk of transmission for GHSV-1? I've searched high and low, but can't find something that discusses this other than idle chat on these forums.