Immunity?

[Nicolee]

Is it possible to be immune to Herpes? I have a friend who had unprotected sex with her partner that had and told her up front of his misfortune with the virus; her beinging the hopeless romantic that she is, didn't let the virus come between them no matter what. Low and behold, she would have intercourse even during the onset of an outbreak, in the middle, as well as during the viral sheading phase.

They have been together for 2yrs now, and she gets tested every 6months and her test results show no infection. In fact her antibodies are abnormally low.

What are your reasonings behind this amazing phenomenon?

Man she's lucky!

[Shayna]

Not to be a pessimist BUT (and that's a big but too!) it sounds like Russian Roulette to me!

This virus is so insidious and sneaky. I think it can hide itself for a long time while actually being present in a person. Especially if your friend is having sex with someone during prodome and actual outbreaks.

I dunno what to say, except...you may want to give her the site to our home page here.

Who-really-knows-for-sure?!

[uk girl]

I was with my husband 7 years before i caught it, cant understand why now, not then, but it did catch up with us.

I also carry the hpv virus but have not given that to him YET!!!!!

[BoxofRain]

I was with my boyfriend for 3 years having unprotected sex all the time (we didnt know he carried it, he was asymptomatic) anyhow, it took 3 years for me to get it. Not all time when a person has sex with someone who has it will be infected. It takes a time when the virus is active on the skin, visibly or not visibly and it is a game of chance. If it happens to be active on the skin when you have contact then you will get it, but there are tons of times when it is inactive or when there are symptoms still but the virus has retreated back to the nerves so theres a chance it would not be contracted. I would also have to say to your friend to be very careful, it is like Russian roulette exactly and one of these times she will not be so lucky. She may not care much by the sound of it, but I can guarantee things will be totally different once she is aware she has it. Also, blood tests sometimes for whatever reason do not show antibodies, when in fact a person actually does have the virus, it takes a while for some people to test positive, and also the virus is very tricky and hides. If she has not had a visible outbreak yet it is possible the virus is already in her body (perhaps shedding asymptomatically or not already) but the antibodies wont show up until shes had an oubtreak that triggers their response so tell her not to be so sure she does not have it yet. Also, the only way to be sure is to keep getting blood tests every month and also being aware that it is possible to have the virus and not have it show up in the blood for some so its important to become educated. I hope for her sake she becomes aware of all of this.

[JRTJRT]

I don't see how any human could be immune to herpes. Lucky? Yes. Immune? No.

Most "amazing phenomenons" in life, aren't. My gut feeling is that she's lying to you, which is her right as long as she is not exposing you to the virus. The only people who have a right to know her status are those who could be infected by her.

[gutted.]

if she is i want a sample of her blood!!!!

i used to have sex with my ex during OBS, she wanted it, (abit of a nyph) and she never caught it from me.

i dunno. like sumone said its russian roulette.

but then again, i can remember in the paper about that bloke whos body cured itself from HIV..