Sex with a person without std's - Herpes Message Board

fresh187 · 10-17-2007, 06:05 AM

hey evryone I need some help.ok here's my situation.A long time family friend and really nice girl wants to date,now the whole dating isn't a problem but i was thinking when It comes time if we decide to have sex.what are the risk I take with me not having herpes and her having vaginal herpes.She's a really nice girl and I do have feelings for her but I want to be safe.please comment and help me figureout what to do.

over21 · 10-17-2007, 05:54 PM

If you search out the Valtrex transmission study results, you'll see something like this:

If you do nothing but avoid sex when she's having an outbreak or feeling one coming on, the risk of you (a male) getting infected (from a female) is about 4% each year. Using condoms and her being on suppressive meds will drop that percentage to less than 2% each year. Turn that number around, you have a greater than 98% you will NOT get infected each year. Not bad huh?? These are study results, and as they say 'your mileage will vary'.

O21