My family doctor confirmed I have herpes simplex 2.  He said if I took 500mg of Valtrex 2x per day it would be a near zero chance of passing the virus to my new sexual partner.  He said since the outbreaks happen on the shaft, if I wore a latex condom and it worked properly (not breaking or coming off) it would be a zero chance of passing the virus to my partner.  He said the Valtrex will virtually eliminate outbreaks and pre-out break symptoms where it would be an "extremely rare" event.   This drug suppresses the virus if this level of confidence.   My question is:  Is what my doctor saying to me accurate?

How did your doctor confirm that you have HSV 2 exactly? 
If you do have HSV 2 (and remember that from time to time, the antibody test can be wrong), using a condom and taking Valtrex would greatly lower your risk - one recent study found a 96% reduction in herpes transmission with consistent condom use - Valtrex also reduces transmission by almost 50% so you can see the numbers get very low.  I don't think I would say 100% to anything, especially since condoms break and there are a few exceptions, but darn close.

Terri
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You should contact your doctor's office and see if you were diagnosed by blood antibody test what the exact number (index value) was for the positive result.  There are a few false positives on the test

Terri
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