[Question #4903] Transmission question
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78 months ago
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Good afternoon. My question is, we’re about to engage on a threesome where we invited another male in our relationship. Me (husband) was diagnosed last year with hsv1&2 and accidentally passed it to my wife but she never had an outbreak nor symptoms. I just wanna know if the other male person if he performs oral to my wife are we going to pass it on to him? I don’t wanna pass it on please help.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
78 months ago
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The answer to that is that it is highly unlikely given that HSV 2 does not like the oral area, but not impossible. She could take daily antiviral therapy and reduce the risk of transmission even more.
I am wondering how you were diagnosed with HSV 2? And your wife?
Terri
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78 months ago
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That’s a good question Terri and thank you for your time to answer my question. Honestly I have no idea how I got it in the first place been married to the same woman for the past 16years. I did a blood test and my doctor told me I was positive with 1&2. I’m still understanding my situation and I still don’t have all the knowledge about this. Wife is hsv1 positive basing thru what her doctor said with her test result as well.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
78 months ago
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So I would encourage you to investigate your diagnosis more closely. first of all, look to see which test was done - only IgG is reliable, ignore IgM. And then, be certain the values were > 3.5, especially for HSV 2. There are some false positives on this test, particularly below 3.5. If your index value on the test is less than 3.5 you will need a confirmatory test, like the western blot.
Terri
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