70% of cases, genital herpes is transmitted when there are no visible signs or sympt
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does this mean pooners are at high risk?
Hi Calgary guy25
This 70 % figure is also given in the new Canadian guidelines on sexually transmitted infections.
Given how common herpes is in the population it can mean that anyone who is sexually active can be at risk.
This happens as most people do not have symptoms to their genital herpes and may not know that they have it. Studies have shown that people with genital herpes can shed the virus from their genital region on days when they have no symptoms, they call this asymptomatic shedding. On average they believe this happens on 2% of days for an average length of 1.5 days.
This is also similar to type 1 herpes that is mostly around the mouth in that it can spread to the genitals with oral sex when no symptoms are present.
The things that have shown to reduce the risk are:
1. Not having sex even with a condom when the person is having an outbreak.
2. Using a condom when there is no outbreak.
3. If a person with genital herpes is on daily suppressive antiviral like Valtrex
Please feel free to comment or ask us to expand on a topic. Remember if you would like to ask me a personal question just send me a PM.
HN
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So if a escort has herpes on either her mouth or genital even without sores showing and she allows men/women to go down on her and kiss her lips she is putting people at what % risk? And if she gives bbbj or cunnilingus what is the risk of them catching herpes from her when she has no sores showing?Hi Calgary guy25
This 70 % figure is also given in the new Canadian guidelines on sexually transmitted infections.
Given how common herpes is in the population it can mean that anyone who is sexually active can be at risk.
This happens as most people do not have symptoms to their genital herpes and may not know that they have it. Studies have shown that people with genital herpes can shed the virus from their genital region on days when they have no symptoms, they call this asymptomatic shedding. On average they believe this happens on 2% of days for an average length of 1.5 days.
This is also similar to type 1 herpes that is mostly around the mouth in that it can spread to the genitals with oral sex when no symptoms are present.
The things that have shown to reduce the risk are:
1. Not having sex even with a condom when the person is having an outbreak.
2. Using a condom when there is no outbreak.
3. If a person with genital herpes is on daily suppressive antiviral like Valtrex
Please feel free to comment or ask us to expand on a topic. Remember if you would like to ask me a personal question just send me a PM.
HN
www.stdresource.com
So if a escort has herpes on either her mouth or genital even without sores showing and she allows men/women to go down on her and kiss her lips she is putting people at what % risk? And if she gives bbbj or cunnilingus what is the risk of them catching herpes from her when she has no sores showing?
Hi gliddenhopper
This is a big unknown as it is difficult to work out a person’s exact risk as everyone is different.
The studies that look at herpes transmission usually follow long term partners were they know one person has herpes and the other person does not. They then measure how many people contracted herpes over a certain period of time, how often they had sex, was the person with herpes using antiviral medication, were condoms used etc... These studies give us an idea on what will reduce the risk such as:
1. Not having sex even with a condom when the person is having an outbreak.
2. Using a condom when there is no outbreak.
3. If a person with genital herpes is on daily suppressive antiviral like Valtrex
When it comes to a person’s individual risk this is a lot harder to determine as so many factors are involved e.g. does the person have herpes, how often does this individual person shed the virus etc.
Does this answer your question?
HN
www.stdresource.com
Hi all
Lately we have had a few questions about cold sore’s and the risk of passing them to the genitals via oral sex (BBBJ, CBJ). Cold sores are also called oral herpes and are mainly caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) type 1.
Cold sores are a very common infection. Many people come in contact with the virus when they are children. Also many people who have the virus don’t remember having cold sores. One study done with pregnant women in BC found that the number of people with HSV type 1 was 57.4%.
The cold sore virus can sometimes be found on the skin or in saliva even when there are no sores present. It is possible to pass this virus through oral sex and kissing.
If you have this virus already then it is unlikely that you will get it in a second place. So if you have it on your mouth then it will be less likely you will get a new outbreak on your genitals.
The risk can be reduced if people:
• Avoid oral sex when they are having cold sores.
• Use a condom for oral sex
• Daily suppressive therapy with a herpes antiviral medication may also reduce risk of transmission but there are no studies to verify this. All studies have been done on HSV 2 (genital herpes) only.
There is no evidence or studies to say that the rate of cold sores is higher in SP’s than in the general population. So probably your risk of getting cold sores from a SP is no higher than the risk of getting cold sores when having sex with or kissing anyone else.
Please feel free to comment on any of these points or to ask questions.
HN
Lately we have had a few questions about cold sore’s and the risk of passing them to the genitals via oral sex (BBBJ, CBJ). Cold sores are also called oral herpes and are mainly caused by Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) type 1.
Cold sores are a very common infection. Many people come in contact with the virus when they are children. Also many people who have the virus don’t remember having cold sores. One study done with pregnant women in BC found that the number of people with HSV type 1 was 57.4%.
The cold sore virus can sometimes be found on the skin or in saliva even when there are no sores present. It is possible to pass this virus through oral sex and kissing.
If you have this virus already then it is unlikely that you will get it in a second place. So if you have it on your mouth then it will be less likely you will get a new outbreak on your genitals.
The risk can be reduced if people:
• Avoid oral sex when they are having cold sores.
• Use a condom for oral sex
• Daily suppressive therapy with a herpes antiviral medication may also reduce risk of transmission but there are no studies to verify this. All studies have been done on HSV 2 (genital herpes) only.
There is no evidence or studies to say that the rate of cold sores is higher in SP’s than in the general population. So probably your risk of getting cold sores from a SP is no higher than the risk of getting cold sores when having sex with or kissing anyone else.
Please feel free to comment on any of these points or to ask questions.
HN
