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I had a sex with a herpe scab , could of have been passed to partner ?

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sam71937
sam71937

My outbreak was healed no tingling, there was a small scab , I had sex for less than 2 minutes the next day my scab was tingling, still no outbreaks , I’ve been taking valtrax but I am so worried that i could have passed it , has anyone ever done this before ? 

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  • ashley71071
    ashley71071 sam71937

    Posted

    U should have waited until it was completely gone. U never know with this virus how it will spead but its a good chance u probably did give it to your partner. Do your partner know u have it?
  • christine_44474
    christine_44474 sam71937

    Posted

    Yes you will pass it !! It’s still contagious till the scabbing stage should’ve waited till it was completely gone. That was so irresponsible of you and not fair for the other person.  She/he will deff have it bc still contagious 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474

      Posted

      The fact that you have it , you should’ve been more thoughtful and do your research on herpes . 
    • sam71937
      sam71937 christine_44474

      Posted

      Didn’t realize the scab was still there until the tingling the next day , how long will it take for the other person to get symptoms if they do get it , it will be a miracle if they didn’t get it 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474 sam71937

      Posted

      Idk , it could take couple days to months for her to start showing symptoms . Only time can tell but she/he well 95% get it or probably not even show symptoms but build antibodies to it . It’s best to tell that person now before. So she/hecan start going on meds and not transmit it to anyone els. That’s how these things keep spreading because people are so irresponsible. Not to be rude but sometimes you have to do your research and think with your head not your private area. Bc like I said not fair to the other person and now they can also pass it along and the cycle keeps going 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474

      Posted

      Hsv 1/2 can spread with outbreak and without , chances are lower of transmitting it if you don’t have an outbreak and are on meds. But even condoms sometimes don’t help with herpes. Please be careful and do research on herpes so you will be well educated on the diagnose that you have. 
  • mark50520
    mark50520 sam71937

    Posted

    In contrast to the previous comments I think you will probably not have passed it. Most Herpes outbreaks are only infective for 2-3 days. This will have passed by the time you get to the scabbing stage, provided there are no late breaking lesions.

    Having said that I leave the sex off for a full week to 10 days just to be on the safe side

    • christine_44474
      christine_44474 mark50520

      Posted

      No it’s proven fact from doctors that even with scabbing , it’s still contagious until it’s completely gone and even so it’s still a chance you can pass it on to someone with out symptoms the chances are jst lower if you are not having an outbreak and taking yours meds but it’s contagious for the start when you feel tingling till the very end of scabbing. 
    • mark50520
      mark50520 christine_44474

      Posted

      I'm not sure we're disagreeing much Christine. I'm just reflecting the conversation I had with the Dr at my local sexual health clinic. Also experience that it can be difficult to find the virus in a swab if you dont get to the clinic pretty promptly.

      I would completely agree that the most infectious part is the early part. I'm always worried about missing the iniatal signs

      I do think there is agood chance Sam has "got away with it" this time but as I said I would recommend avoiding sex for a longer period next time. The chance may be low but its' not achance I would want to take.

      I would be interested to hear back from Sam how he gets on.

    • sam71937
      sam71937 mark50520

      Posted

      Yes mark it was a scab no tingling and healed , it did rub with my partner twice , the next day I felt tingling like it was trying to come back but no outbreaks they trace been under control with my medication, I don’t want to freak out yet about passing it , I hope that my partner is ok this time , if my partner goes to take a blood test will it show up immediately if it was passed ? 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474 sam71937

      Posted

      If she doesn’t get an outbreak it will take about  3-4 months to build antibodies. I suggest she gets tested in a month and repeat again in 3 months 
    • sam71937
      sam71937 christine_44474

      Posted

      Ok thank you , I hoping she’s ok because she has s really strong immune system 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474

      Posted

      Is she aware that  you have herpes? An you could   potentially pass it in to her ? You should let her know. 
    • christine_44474
      christine_44474 sam71937

      Posted

      And that doesn’t affect her from getting herpes it’s a skin to skin virus. You could be the healthiest person and contract this virus. She probably will not show systems due to her having an immune system but she could still carry the virus for life.  

  • JustKasey
    JustKasey sam71937

    Posted

    So you knew you had the scab but didn't do your research? I know it would be hard to have this virus and it can be very limiting, but that is very irresponsible. 

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