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Can I get HSV-2 when I had HSV-1 when I was younger
Hi, when I was young I was diagnosed with HSV one but never had a symptom about 10 days ago I had unprotected oral sex with someone who had a cold sore it almost look like her lips were chapped. I'm pretty stressed out about this I don't know what to think I have not had any symptoms And no blisters Genital area. Can I be exposed to HSV 2 from a cold sore went i was diagnosed with HSV -1 along time ago???
You may be thinking that HSV1 means oral herpes and HSV2 is genital. Not true. HSV1 and HSV2 are the virus types. Either of them can infect the genital area. However, having had HSV1, you are immune (or at least highly resistant) to new HSV1 infecrtions anywhere on the body. And oral infections with HSV2 are rare, so even if you are correct in your "diagnosis" that your partner had oral herpes ("cold sore"), you are not at risk for genital herpes from this event.
I hope that helps. Happy new year!
I hope that helps. Happy new year!
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
