it is difficult to answer all your queries without examination and tests done on you. i will try and answer a few of them: is oral herpes a localized infection that only sheds from previously infected areas or can it systemically shed from any skin? â---- hsv can affect the whole body and have localized outbreaks. my partner has a history of oral outbreaks but not genital outbreaks but received oral sex from the person who gave him herpes should we consider his genital area infected? â---- yes he can shed the virus through his body fluids. if my partner kisses intact skin on my face / body that is not a mucus membrane nor genital area is there a risk of infection? if i kiss my partners face (not around the mouth) what is the risk? â--- risk of transmission is less with contact with intact areas and non mucous areas. if my partner has clean hands is there a risk of transmission if he touches my genitals? â----- yes it can be considered safe. can hsv1 be transmitted in sweat blood or semen? â---- yes it can be easily transmitted by blood and semen. transmission through sweat is rare and not heard of. is there any test for degree of asymptomatic shedding? â----no a person can remain asymptomatic and still be able to transmit the infection. if the person is on regular treatment then the viral load gets reduced. how contagious is hsv1? am i statistically in for it if i continue? ------the possibility that you have already contracted the infection cannot be ruled out. visit your doctor/gynecologist for confirmation of the infection by tests. get started on prophylactic treatment. take care.
i (girl) have begun dating a man who has oral herpes hsv1. i have talked with two doctors about the situation gotten wildly different takes and have not found all the answers i want online. - is oral herpes a localized infection that only sheds from previously infected areas or can it systemically shed from any skin? - my partner has a history of oral outbreaks but not genital outbreaks but received oral sex from the person who gave him herpes should we consider his genital area infected? - if my partner kisses intact skin on my face / body that is not a mucus membrane nor genital area is there a risk of infection? if i kiss my partners face (not around the mouth) what is the risk? - if my partner has clean hands is there a risk of transmission if he touches my genitals? - can hsv1 be transmitted in sweat blood or semen? - is there any test for degree of asymptomatic shedding? - how contagious is hsv1? am i statistically in for it if i continue? thank you!