 [ Symptoms ] will a psychiatrist see me if i am not taking any anti depressant drugs [ Disease ] active genital herpes is very painful so sex is often the last thing people think about if your herpes is not active then you will need to use condoms if you are a male or there are even female condoms available that will limit transmission of the virus if your partner has herpes already then they can not get it again the virus is already there never expose any sexual partner to herpes even if you do not have an active lesion disclose this information before intimate contact and finally there are antiviral medications that will limit outbreaks and decrease chances of transmission so you can have sex but the rules have changed