Globally, around 67% of the population are infected with HSV 1 (AKA cold sores, oral herpes)

>Globally, around 67% of the population are infected with HSV 1 (AKA cold sores, oral herpes)
>In the US, this figure is thought to between 50% and 80%
>For individuals orally infected with HSV 1, the rate of asymptomatic shedding (i.e. contagious without any symptoms) is estimated as being between 9% and 18%

This means that - at best - 1/20 blowjobs has the potential to give you a genital HSV 1 infection. Your odds improve if you already have an oral HSV 1 infection. If we take the upper bounds of these numbers (worst case scenario), 1/7 blowjobs has the potential to infect you with HSV 1.

Bear in mind that this is assuming that the chick has no symptoms - she might not even know that she has HSV 1. How can you get head and not be nervous? I've been bricking it for the last couple of weeks after getting oral from a girl with HSV 1 that didn't have a breakout at the time. I'm pretty much in the clear now but I'd like to know what other anons think about this.

>Sources:
who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2015/herpes/en/
hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/adult/infectious_diseases/Oral_Herpes_22,OralHerpes
herpesopportunity.com/downloads/herpes-opportunity-disclosure-handout.pdf

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academic.oup.com/jid/article/198/8/1098/879583
twitter.com/AnonBabble

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>assuming anons get BJs
I know some of you fuck.

Does Sup Forums play whack a mole with their sores? I love seeing them gusher.

If you already get coldsores, your odds of contracting HSV 1 on your genitals is significantly lower.

good thing I don't like blowjobs

Possibly my favourite part of sex.

I have the version that you get in your face, got it from my dad when I was about 4 years old. It's not that bad tbh, it pops up about once per year an looks like a small wound on your lip. My girlfriend of 3 years isn't infected either, you just have to be more careful and maybe not kiss or eat her out when it's there

How am I supposed to get off to this?

i already have hsv1 and a prescription antiviral for when i feel a breakout coming. no big deal these days.

But that's the point of my post - even assuming that you avoid contact during prodrome and the resulting outbreak, you're shedding the virus without symptoms at least 10% of the time. The odds of you going down on your girlfriend whilst having the potential to give her a genital infection of HSV 1 are 1/10.

1: develop the required fetish
2: look at picture
3: masturbate
4: get off

How effective is the antiviral in your opinion? At any rate, unless you're taking it daily, all the stuff about asymptomatic shedding still applies because it doesn't even produce a sensation like prodrome does.

Then you've never had a good one.

I've never had it, and I've been with about 13 people
I'm scared my luck will run out!
I get hella nervous
I've never been with anyone over 21 except for a 28 year old one night stand
I'm making a generalisation that maybe it's an old people thing.
So I dobt wanna bang anyone over 25

I've always wanted a herpes. I hear about them a lot but have never had the money to buy one. I recently was recruited by a prominent franchise in the chicken sandwich industry and will soon be able to afford to live my dream and have a herpes of my very own! I've been searching on the net and it seems that these things are rather hard to come by. I did find a man who said he would happily share his herpes with me for a small handling fee of $320 USD. Is this a good deal or am I getting ripped off?

irrelevant to me. girlfriend also has it so we dont really care. the antiviral (generic of valtrex) is great. when you start feeling the outbreak coming you take one pill then another 12 hours later and it never even appears. if its already started and blistered like if you wake up with it, then its gone completely in 24-48 hours. without valtrex that shit would last for day and spread from one lip to another, etc.

If only there were some way to avoid direct contact during a BJ.

Oh well, maybe some day.

Nice dubs. I'm the same as you - scared shitless. Obviously the rate of infection increases with age so your strategy isn't a bad one. Still, the prevalence among young people is pretty high.

Do you have the virus yourself? That's not how it works. I spoke to my doctor (I live in Germany, doctors are not a scam here) and he said it can't spread while the infection hasn't opened. Even the swollen lip won't infect anybody, you have to wait until the skin breaks and the fluid gets out. While it's open its dangerous to touch people and so I carry around a bottle of antiviral cleaner

>how can you not be nervous

Because its 50-80%, and its not that bad of an infection. The worst part of it is social stigma. Everyone pointing their fingers at people with herpes and lolling when odds are high you have it and may just be asymptomatic.

Outside of that it doesnt do anything outside of the odd sore.

Thats like me worrying and being all self conscious about my job because sometimes i get burned by an errant spark and develop a blister that just goes away.

Who cares mang.

You're getting ripped off - just take a trip to Chicago and it should be way cheaper.

>I used to work in Chicago, in an old department store
>I used to work in Chicago, but I don't work anymore
>A woman came into the store one day asking for some peas
>Some peas from the store?
>Some peas she asked for, herpes she got!

Oh and i do have the oral one. Breakouts are extremely rare. Every couple years something shows up on my lip..

Where do you live? In my country noone gives to fucks about whether you have herpes or not

Sounds decent. And yeah, if your girlfriend already has it, odds of spreading it downstairs are decreased but not non-existent.

Condoms for BJs is a rogue move but one that I might start making.

Did you show her how to properly operate on the herpes?

>I spoke to my doctor (I live in Germany, doctors are not a scam here)

Apex kek. Have a look at the following study on asymptomatic shedding. Most herpes infections are caught from someone with no symptoms because people know to avoid contact when they can see symptoms. Get a new doctor.

academic.oup.com/jid/article/198/8/1098/879583
>It is counterintuitive that sexual transmission of herpes simplex virus (HSV) more commonly results from contact during a short episode of asymptomatic shedding than from contact with lesions.

I got HSV-2 and HPV. Can't say Im proud but haven't had an outbreak of herpes yet and I've had it for like 2 years. I've had a total of 2 warts on my dick that I removed via cream. Doesn't bother me much at all, I still exercise everyday and shit. As long as I don't get cancer from HPV I should be fine lel

>Because its 50-80%, and its not that bad of an infection

I admit that it's not a big deal when you have it orally. I'm focusing on the prospect of recurrent burning, itchy cock due to catching it down there. The 50%-80% stat is mostly people with oral infections. The downstairs variety is not as common so there's no "everyone's cock gets sores" card to play.

Even genital herpes?

Unlucky, user. How do you know you've got HSV-2 when you haven't had an outbreak? Also, how do you break the news to chicks (assuming you do)?

Yeah I got lied to basically lol. Or the chick in question didn't know but I'm pretty sure she did. Either way I got tested and found out after a blood test. Supposedly HPV goes away though but also heard it stays there forever. And as far as dating I just haven't, Ill probably use one of those STD dating websites though and just find a chick whos got HSV-2 and stay with her so I don't have to worry about it anymore

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Jesus. All the best with your journey, mate.

Okay. That's a good start. Now you have to pick out every fordyce spot, ingrown hair and whitehead you can find. This may take some time. Remember to stretch first. Especially your neck. Gather essential tools such as tweezers, nail clippers and needles. Don't bother with swabs and alcohol. You'll need the resulting wounds to become as infected as possible to increase your chances of residual flareups and, inevitably, scarring. I recommend not showering for up to four to five days afterward and repeating the process every other day for the forseeable future as necessary. Masturbation should be conducted as normal if not more frequently. Once again, cleanup is not necessary as this is a prime opportunity to gather essential oils and cheeses to enhance the procedures' effects. Make sure to do a thorough sweep at least twice a month. Your cock and balls will be looking like the surface of the moon in no time.

Yeah it's been years since I don't even drink in other people's drinks and spout shit about herpes all the time and people freak out like "hey you like that herpes word a lot right" yeah but you're all fucking sharing saliva and I'm not down for some sick ass contagious wound periodically ripping my dick or lip out thanks

My way of rationalizing it (shittily) is that most if not all pornstars have HSV-1, HSV-2, HPV, and get other infections that are treatable all the damn time and most of them are pretty healthy. So I atleast have herpes on my face and that if I did have an outbreak nobody would know. I don't plan on spreading it though. Those types of people are cunts who have perpetuated this problem

Dont have herpes on my face**

Don't lie on Sup Forums.

wot

I have given you the keys. It is up to you to open the gate. Cleanse the holy land.

Tell me op, is it possible to get herpes but not have an outbreak? I think I might've been infected in early November and my lips and been in pain ever since yet I haven't had an outbreak