[Question #5755] Genital Herpes
71 months ago
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I am taking antivirals daily, 1 MG Valacyclovir I am a male with a female partner. If I don’t have any sores, what are the chances of infecting my partner vaginally, analy or orally. I don’t use condoms.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
71 months ago
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If your partner is aware of your infection and you only do antiviral medicine with no condoms and you have sex about twice a week, there is about a 5% chance she will become infected in a year's period. More sex, more risk (4X = 10% for example). It might be wise to split your dose in two, 500 mg twice a day instead for better coverage.
Terri
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