The outbreak can be considered over, once the symptoms completely vanish (including the small irritation). Having sexual intercourse is not recommended if there is a possibility of transmission. Since your partner is already infected, this is not considered a problem. No other risks are reported from having intercourse with a person with HSV type 1 infection.


The herpes simplex infection is considered to be dormant. It means that once you are infected, the virus does not leave the body, but is usually at very low numbers in order to become manifest with its symptoms.


Herpes simplex virus can easily spread to other parts of the body (most often on the skin) if there are already skin lesions as points of entry. You might try to avoid touching the lesions from HSV type 1 with parts of the body that have lesions on their own. Otherwise, you can not affect the spreading of the virus through the body via the blood. You might try to keep your immune system at its peak, because it is the only natural defense your organism has against the manifestation of HSV type infection.