totally avoid sex w/ him. if you get checked annually and there was nothing wrong obviously he is the one that is infected. don't know if you know this but herpes is treatable not curable. so be careful.
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.