I Have Had Occasional Intercourse With Someone Who Has Herpes

Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019

Question: I have had occasional intercourse with someone who has herpes 2. We have always used condoms, and never had intercourse during an outbreak. in 10 years, I have had no symptoms. what is the likelihood that I have it?Do I still need to get tested if I'm moving on to a new partner?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Regarding herpes simplex virus

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Genital Herpes (HSV 2) can still be transmitted despite protected sex and without a clinical episode though the risk is very less. So kindly get tested for this.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if you need any more assistance.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee