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Originally Posted by JustAskJulie I think there's an option missing.
- Both create the same risk. |
The risk that an individual with herpes and not on a suppressant is shedding the virus is 3.1% [approximately 1 in 32] whereas the risk with individuals on the suppressant is between 0.52% and 0.35%. [Between 1 in 192 and 1 in 285]
See:
http://www.natap.org/2004/HIV/051004_05.htm
So, both do not create the same risk.
Moreover, statitically, your risk of playing with someone who is sheding virus is higher when you play with someone who does not think they are infected than when you play with someone who knows they are infected and is on a suppressant. The risk associated with playing with someone who does not think they are infected is found by multiplying the risk that they are actually infected when they think they aren't (about 20% for men and 25% for women) with the shedding risk when not taking a suppressant (3.1%). The resulting risks are 0.77% [1 in 129] for men playing with women and 0.62% [1 in 162] for women playing with men.