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I had a herpes test last year. It was positive for HSV-1 2.4titer. I never thought I had any form of herpes since I never had symptoms, like never. In the past I never shared any open containers with anyone because I'm a germaphobe. I have met a new girl who is really into me and I'm head over heels for her. She just told me she got her std test results back and everything is negative including herpes test was negative too. I have recent test results and all mine is negative except for the herpes test. We've been seeing each other for about 6 weeks, no sexual contact and no kissing yet. Well when we see each next we will be exchanging results or papers. I am terrified that she will reject me because of my positive hsv 1 results. I've never had a cold sore ever. I think I may have fallen for this girl. I'm so scared.
They say as long as you have the virus, you can shed it and communicate it to others, but in most people's experience AFAIK, it only gets passed on if you have an open sore somewhere, inside the mouth or on the lips. I think the chances of passing it on without an outbreak are slim. But I'm no doc.
You should discuss the details of this with your doctor, I had cold sores in my mouth as a kid, have no idea how I could have gotten them, I also had chicken pox when I was 10, there are many forms of herpes.
To clarify for people, Herpes 1 is not the sexually-transmitted one. That's Herpes 2. So what you have are intermittent cold sores. I would not rule out dating someone I really liked for this reason, but I would probably avoid kissing them when the sores were active. I don't think you can get Herpes Simplex 1 without the cold sores actually present.
If you had genital herpes, I would probably feel differently.
A high percentage of adults have HSV 1. From what I can tell, as long as you don't kiss or have contact with someone who has a cold sore or the beginnings of one, you're unlikely to get it.
I've had long-term relationships with two different men who regularly got cold sores. I didn't take any special precautions beyond avoiding kissing when a cold sore was present. I get tested yearly for STDs, including HSV 1, and five years after the second of those relationships ended, I do not have HSV 1.
Just be honest about it with her. Both of the guys I dated warned me up front that they sometimes got cold sores.
Wait - just saw that you don't even have symptoms. I seriously would not worry about this. She'll see the result, but just let her know you've never had a cold sore. Your odds of transmitting it are VERY low, in my totally untrained opinion.
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