I’m a male and got diagnosed with genital HSV-1 about a month ago (which I acquired unknowingly from a female partner with oral HSV-1). All things considered it wasn’t too bad with the pain with 2 small lesions. I wouldn’t have even known without getting suspicious from an enlarged groin lymph node.  I am uncircumcised and it was under my foreskin. I know there are studies lacking and data is hard to come by but based on experiences of the physicians you know how often do you see cases of genital to genital transmission of HSV-1 through hetero sexual intercourse with and without condoms (also assuming no daily suppressive drug)? I’ve heard Dr. Hunter Handsfeld in one of his videos say that it is very rare for this kind of transmission and that he personally hadn’t seen a case like that. 

Also how often have you seen cases of transmission of genital to oral?  What are the odds of me transmitting to someone else who doesn’t have HSV-1. Thank you. Appreciate all the information. 

if you have new genital HSV 1, you are shedding virus from your genitalia on about 12 % of days, at 5 months out, about 7% of days, and then at 2 years out, only about 4 days out of the year.  

Condoms reduce transmission of HSV 2 by 96% so it would certainly reduce transmission of HSV 1 by at least that much.

Terri

The data I gave you is about viral shedding - the giving off of virus from the genitals.  This is not specific transmission date either from intercourse or oral sex.

Terri