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Gave oral sex to someone with genital herpes...
Hi Doctor,
I recently performed unprotected oral sex on a woman who has genital herpes. There were no signs of any breakout, yet I know that you don't necessarily need a breakout to contract the disease. I don't know if she has type 1 or 2 but I am wondering what the likelyhood of me getting herpes (type 1 or 2) are from this incident, and if so when would I know or be able to find out definitively.
Thanks for your time
You don't need a breakout to contract herpes but oral sex is really low risk for contracting it (or any STD). There was just a post about this on the STD doctor side of the forum the past couple of days. Cunnilingus is even lower risk than giving a BJ.
Do you even know if you have herpes of either type?
Do you even know if you have herpes of either type?
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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.
