Question:
I am a woman in a heterosexual realtionship. I informed my partner of my HSV2 status before we became intimate. We decided to engage in unprotected sex after several months of growing to love each other. Recently we have begun to try anal sex, a first for both of us. Because he has yet to contract the virus, my concern is whether I am more likely to pass it on to him by anal sex. On one hand we both understand that this is inevitable, but on the other, I dread the day when he will feel that pain and distress that goes along with the first OB.

Answer:
it is risky either way, but yes, very risky because during anal sex more microscopic tears occur due to the increased friction and that increases the suseptibility of your partner getting it because there will be microscopic openings on his penis as a result, and miscroscopic tears inside your anus, which leads to more and more possible open areas to become directly infected with the virus. I got it this way and was with my boyfriend for 3 years, he never had a symptom and never knew he had it, but must have been shedding the virus randomly and it happened to be a time we had sex,....the same night we also tried anal sex for the first time so lucky me....now i have outbreaks in two places and they are insanely painful. My doctor explained to me that anal sex increases the risk factor of all stds but especially so in herpes because of the microscopic tears that occur in the skin of each individual (both the guy and girl....or guy and guy if that is the case) and therefore it very much increases the risk even with proper lubrication so I dont advise it but to be safer I hope you are using condoms.

Answer:
one more thing....I just found a post that included this in it so I thought it is very helpful to understand transmission via anal as well so I cut and pasted it below in regards to asymptomatic shedding:

From the FDA website (http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/200...erp.html#tests)

"....This reactivation without symptoms, known as "asymptomatic shedding," may also occur in rectal tissue or in fluids from the penis and vagina."



so even when not experiences an outbreak, it is still risky through anal and other methods of sexual contact.