you need to become an expert in herpes so i am giving you some homework. <link> basically herpes is definitely contagious during an active outbreak on the lip (cold sores) or the genitals but since many people have contracted herpes when their partners do not have active lesions it is possible to catch it even during those asymptomatic dormant periods. if your boyfriend has genital lesions condoms offer good but not 100% protection as you will read.
i am seeing someone who was dx'd w/hs 1&2. is it contagious 100% of the time of just during active outbreak? . if he does not have an active outbreak can we kiss w/o getting infected? do i have to be worried about poss infxn thru a kiss? he says he has had cold sores but no active outbreak in the genital area. do i need to be worried about as far as catching it from him? if he has no open sores or active outbreak can we have protected sex? is the virus "dormant" when an active outbreak is not happening? and i have psoriasis on my skin. do i have to worry about getting infected thru any broken skin?