HS-1 Reinfection?

[emirinxnya.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone and i hope maybe i can get some help here.I have a question involving Herpes simplex 1
I think somehow both me and my partner managed to contract HS1
Unfortunately we are unsure who contracted it first or where we could have gotten it from. This though doesn't affect our relationship in anyway, thank goodness! But i do have a concern and i am not sure who to address it too or how to go about finding information. We both have HS1 in the genital area, i had just had an outbreak and he had been having one apparently a few days earlier then i was, fortunately my outbreak cleared up faster then his. But last night, we had been fooling around a bit and he had said that he think everything had all cleared up for him, it was dark and we had drank a bit so i just kinda went along with it. Unfortunately after words when we were cleaning up, i think his definition of all better is a difference between mine. It seemed as though he had one or two lesions left that hadn't fully healed. *Also, we decided against changing our sexual habits, i am on HBC and we use the FAM method, this is someone i plan to spend.. the rest of my life with and if we already have the same problem why change or habits now.* Well, my concern now, is that i just recently got over the intial outbreak and i really don't want to go through that again so soon. Is it likely that he managed to reinfect me and that i would have an outbreak again. Or since i already have it it would just be my body accepting something that it already has.
Apologies for being long winded an unable to get my point across well. Just a little worried i guess.
Thanks so much in advance~

Comments

[cbackson.livejournal.com]

I may be wrong, but I don't think that HSV-1 is curable--it's treatable and manageable, but not curable. So even though you're not having an outbreak, you're still infected--he's not going to "reinfect" you, because your infection hasn't gone anywhere. If you have different strains, then he could expose you to one you don't already have, but if it's the same strain, then I don't think it really matters to be exposed to it again.

[ainadal.livejournal.com]

no, you are correct. it's a virus, it never leaves the body once you're infected.

[emirinxnya.livejournal.com]

Hmm, i know that its not curable, >.<;; how unfortunate that is. What i was trying to say is something more a long the lines of will this contact cause another outbreak. I guess reinfection was a bad choice of words? sorry about that >.<:: really i am i just can t get the words out right at times. thanks a bunch though~

[alwaysamommy.livejournal.com]

No.
It's just like a cold sore. You can kiss someone with one and you won't automatically break out with another one. It works the same way. When your immune system is down, say from a cold, you'll be likely to have an outbreak but it doesn't matter if you touch a sore.

[uglybracelets.livejournal.com]

I don't have any personal experience, but the idea I have seemed to gather.

Is that once you have it, you should avoid having sex with anyone who doesn't have it while they have an outbreak. Just because you had sex, while he was almost cleared up does not mean you will have another breakout.

You may have another break out say in 2 months..completely unrelated to tonight, just how the virus works. A breakout only spreads the disease, won't cause another breakout (again, what I gather from info I have read and some of those commercials).

I would recommend you both get on some medication to control the outbreaks, just so you don't have to limit your sex life when one person has an outbreak, because you could have an outbreak for 1 weeks 1 month, not during your period, him 1 week the next month not during your period, and you lose a lot of time to have intimate contact with him.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Just curious, how do you use FAM while you're on HBC? I was under the impression that you can't chart while on HBC...do you use a different (not temp/cervical mucus/position) method?

[poppleshatesyou.livejournal.com]

I was wondering about this as well.

[buzzboomsplat.livejournal.com]

I agree with this.. from everything I've read, FAM is practically useless if you're on HBC.

[bmclights.livejournal.com]

i was just wondering why you think you have hsv-1, since you specified? i was under the impression that, in general, hsv-1 is found in the oral region and hsv-2 genitally.

while this kind of sucks, it's also kind of nice in a weird way. since you both have it and are under the impression that you both have the same strain, you don't have to worry about infecting each other and can have sexual contact when one or the other of you has an outbreak, if you so choose. i have hsv-1 orally (core sores) and my SO doesn't and it's a royal pain in the ass whenever i have an outbreak and he doesn't because we can't kiss--which is a big deal to me. you guys don't really have to worry about it, because after the initial infection--which you're already passed between the two of you--additional outbreaks don't have anything to do with exposure to the same strain. you'll get another outbreak when you're stressed or sick or having hormonal fluctuations, but not because you've come into contact with one of you're SO's lesions, assuming of course that you do in fact have the same strain.

[as-she-melts.livejournal.com]

When you're diagnosed, some doctors will tell you which strain you've been exposed to. Although hsv-1 is typically found orally and hsv-2 is typically found genitally, they are able to infect any area. For instance, if you have hsv-1 orally and perform oral sex on a partner, it is possible for them to contract hsv-1 genitally. Also, either strain can infect practically anywhere-- the eyes (ocular herpes), the nose (nasal herpes), and I believe I've heard of a few cases of nipple herpes.

To the OP: If you do have hsv-1 genitally, there is a much higher chance that you will only have ONE outbreak. While the initial outbreak is usually pretty awful, hsv-1 tends to be far less intense in the genital region than hsv-2. That said, there is a chance that your parter could pass another outbreak to you if he is actively shedding the virus. But if neither of you have an outbreak past the initial one, it's really nothing to worry about--just a dormant virus. Stay as healthy as possible, don't get too stressed out, and you should both be fine. However, if you're not sure which strain you have (as in, it could possibly be hsv-2), you may want to get a blood test. Since hsv-2 tends to cause more (and more painful) outbreaks, if that's the strain you have, you may want to try prescription supressive therapy, like a daily Valtrex. Good luck!

[bmclights.livejournal.com]

i am aware of that, which is why i said "in general".

i, perhaps incorrectly, was operating under the assumption that the OP had not been officially diagnosed and serotested, since i would hope that a doctor would have been more helpful in providing her information and eliminating the need to rely upon this site for answers.

also, i am under the distinct impression that if they both have the same type, then they cannot "pass" outbreaks back and forth to each other and that, after the initial infection, any future outbreaks are caused more by the OP's internal chemistry (hormone fluctuations, stress, etc.) than by coming into contact with her partner's same strand sores. please, correct me if i'm wrong, because i've been operating under this impression for years and would like to know if i am incorrect.

[emirinxnya.livejournal.com]

Yes we have been tested and it is simplex 1. All in all its a bit of a drag yes But i think it was mainly curiosity and worry. Intial outbreak was unpleasant although my Dr. did tell me that it was less severe then simplex2. *sigh of relief* I should have explained that i just recently went on birthcontrol so i'm slowing ebbing out FAM. I guess i was getting lazy... mucus checks and temp checks.... a little much for me after a while, and with perfect use of HBC, my chance of getting pregnant is pretty low. Thank you all so much for the help. I think it's about the the third day since the event and no odd feelings down there so I'm hoping all is well.

I can see what you mean *bmclights* luckily we both kind of took intiative to get tested and get information and try to be educated enough to not blame each other because we aren't sure how or were it came from. Especially since Simplex1 is so common.

Yet again, I sincerely thank you all for being so helpful ^_^