oral sex from someone with genital herpes

I received oral sex recently from someone who has genital herpes, she had her first genital outbreak about a month ago, she doesn't have oral herpes, the oral sex was unprotected, is it possible to get genital herpes through this combination???

[slacker101]

no

[concerned898]

than why is my doctor saying it is? stating she can secrete the virus, at any time, through her mouth even tho she doesn't have oral herpes.

[TroubledSoul09]

go to westoverheights.com and read herpes handbook. It is very informative and will tell you all you need to know. You cannot, from what I know of Herpes, get HSV 2 through an infected partners mouth. She would shed hsv 1 orally not hsv 2 unless she has an hsv 2 oral infection. And even then, the HSV 2 oral infection would RARELY shed the virus. They are much more prone to shedding in their desired region..... You should not be overly concerned..... Good luck

[slacker101]

The answer is your Doctor is an idiot.. Sorry but he is feeding you BS and at an expensive rate....

[Worriedbigtime]

I am new to this forum & have some issues myself related to genital herpes. But one thing I can tell you is that I have been researching the topic for almost two weeks now & have read tons of material (books, and various trusted goverment, organization, medical website) and all indicate that it is impossible to get herpes by receiving oral sex from someone with genital herpes. If is genital it stays in the genital area & is only spread if you have genital contact. Now, I did read that oral herpes can give you genital herpes if you receive oral sex from a person who has it.

[slacker101]

You have read correctly my dear..... EXACTLY!! If someone has genital herpes, the only way for that person to infect someone else is if their genitals come in contact with another person!! If that same person only has herpes of the mouth, that person can give someone herpes if they do oral sex on someone.. There, I just repeated what you said..

[concerned898]

thank you to all above, and if you would be so kind - i ask my friend if she was blood tested or swab tested - they swabbed a soar on her genitalia, therefore is it possible that she could have contracted both hsv 1 and hsv 2 on the same occasion? (she hasn't been with anyone since said occurance)

[slacker101]

same occasion, unlikely but if she did have HSV 1 already, she probably got HSV2 now..

[ursoutherngirl]

I was infected with the herpes virus from my ex-husband.   I found out when I was pregnant with our son.  Since our divorce he has had sex with at least 9 women without protection and does not tell them that he has herpes.   It seems like there should be some way to warn these women so they are not infected without knowing like I was.