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In my reading about herpes, i came across something known as herpetic whitlow, which is where sometimes people can get one of their fingers infected with it. I was worried if this could result from masturbating during an outbreak. The nurse told me that in her eight years working at the clinic, she had seen one case of herpetic whitlow. I am a gay man who hs been seeing someone who happens to be hsv2 positive. Herpes whitlow or self-inoculation of the eyes occurs never or only very rarely in people with recurrent herpes. So your partner isnt at risk of that (because eye infections can be quite dangerous, people with genital or oral.). how easy is this to abstain from? For me, masturbation is something that prolongs outbreaks. I have to wait at least 10 (sometimes 14) days from the start of an outbreak before i can do it again without it triggering another ob. Hi, i have noticed recently that after masturbating in the shower the skin on the underside of my penis becomes irritated and then small red lesions become visible. The very small lesions heal by the end of the day or the next and then it. Home forums herpes questions caught herpes by mutual masturbation. herpes is a viral infection that is transmitted by direct contact with an infected person. Mutual masterbation with an infected person is a different story and this would clearly increase the risk. But when i was masturbating, i noticed this spot on the finger. I dont know if it was a blister or not, but it was protected toughly with skin. It went away and then several months later, a red bump was on my mons pubis. Is mutual masturbation a risk if one partner has herpes and the other does not. If the male briefly touched his penis and then touched her? Medhelp has basically said this is safe sex or virtually no risk.