What’s the best way to protect an uninfected partner from HSV?
Posted on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 at 3:28 AMDo you do suppressive therapy and not have sex during outbreaks?
Refraining from sex while you are having an outbreak is a good thing to do. However, you have to understand that it’s still possible to pass herpes even when we are not having outbreaks that we can see or feel.
Google “asymptomatic shedding” and see what you can dig up. Everybody that has herpes goes through periods of asymptomatic shedding at one point or another.
People that get outbreaks usually shed the virus asymptomatically before, during, and after an outbreak. Those that don’t get outbreaks probably shed the virus a few days out of the year.
The best formula to protect your partner in my opinion is this one:
1. Talk about STDS with your partner
2. Make a date to go and get tested so you will both know your status
3. Suppressive therapy reduces transmission by 50%
4. Use condoms
If you are doing all these things together I don’t think you can go wrong!
