i have type genital herpes as well going on 3 and a half years. i am still a bit confused as to the difference between type 1 and 2. i do believe my is 2 but everything i have read once you have one you can't get the other. thought you can make it spread to the mouth and eye's i have read. i take very good care of myself since getting it and i have not spread it to myself farther or to another person. i do avoid sex when i have an outbreak and i have never took the med's expect the 1st time. stress is a factor along with poor health can cause outbreaks.
i just got diagnosed w/herpes type 1 in my genital area. should i now avoid sex with my partner to avoid getting type 2? . we have been sexually active for 4 months but i understand one of us probably had herpes from before that. i am just confused about the difference between type 1 and type 2. my doctor said my genital region (vaginal) was infected with type 1. but now i guess that would be called "genital herpes". so do i have type 2? or does he? i am tested annually for everything and have never been positive for either type. and i don't know how serious this diagnosis is or if i should avoid sex with him.