Question

[jacob101]

If I have HSV-II and never been symptomatic, can I be sure that sexual encounters with someone who also has HSV-II will not cause me to become symptomatic ?(Causing outbreaks)

Thanks very much for your answers. 

[VVK]

Awesome question. Answer is that no, you can't be sure. You may have a strain of HSV II that is not very virulent. However, there is a tiny chance that you can be infected with another HSV II strain that would make you symptomatic. It's a very tiny chance with your existing immunity but it is there.

[Guy12]

VVK out of curiosity do you know how many strains of hsv1 and 2 there are?   This blows the whole you can't get infected with Hsv G if you have it oral to pieces (which I've met multiple folks here who have)

[jacob101]

Interesting. Bad news. 

In fact this was a hypothetical question. I never tested for HSVII and always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that I do not have it. I met a new girl, just a casual thing (She's just out of a relation) and because she had chlomidia (and gave me) I asked her to do a full testing of everything and she just showed me the results with HSVII (not 1) being positive. She did the test at stdcheck. 

I am now worried. I only had sex with her around 5 times, with condom. I know the chances are small from few encounters but I am worried. The reason I asked this question is that I can get myself tested and if I do have it, then I don't have to worry about getting infected. But if I might get infected with a different strain and become symptomatic then that's bad news either way. 

I am currently suffering from depression and I do not want to add insult to injury, and worry about new things... 

[VVK]

47 minutes ago, Guy12 said:

VVK out of curiosity do you know how many strains of hsv1 and 2 there are?   This blows the whole you can't get infected with Hsv G if you have it oral to pieces (which I've met multiple folks here who have)

I have no idea how many different strains there are, just that there are at least a few that I am aware of. I'd suggest taking a look on pubmed or scholar's portal to see if there's any recent research that is dealing with quantifying them. Here is one example of such an article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2976144/ When processing this information, just keep in mind that while most things are possible, most are also not probable at all.

40 minutes ago, jacob101 said:

Interesting. Bad news. 

In fact this was a hypothetical question. I never tested for HSVII and always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that I do not have it. I met a new girl, just a casual thing (She's just out of a relation) and because she had chlomidia (and gave me) I asked her to do a full testing of everything and she just showed me the results with HSVII (not 1) being positive. She did the test at stdcheck. 

I am now worried. I only had sex with her around 5 times, with condom. I know the chances are small from few encounters but I am worried. The reason I asked this question is that I can get myself tested and if I do have it, then I don't have to worry about getting infected. But if I might get infected with a different strain and become symptomatic then that's bad news either way. 

I am currently suffering from depression and I do not want to add insult to injury, and worry about new things... 

I think you're thinking too many steps ahead. If you are able to, I strongly recommend seeing a counselor or therapist for your depression. There is an overwhelming number of risks involved with daily life that are far greater in likelihood and severity than a herpes infection. One risk is mental health issues. They can be deadly or crippling, as you are coming to find out. Deal with mental health issues first.