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Genital Herpes scare
A girl gave oral sex to some guy and then she gave me oral sex a second or 2 later now im very worried that if the guy had genital herpes maybe she could have transferred it from his penis to her mouth to my penis. Is this possible? I also hear there is some immunity from hsv2 if you have had cold sores before but not as much immunity as if it were hsv 1. Is this correct? Please clarify all this for me, thanks again.
i have a reacurring cluster of bumps on the back of my thigh i think it my be herpes.
I ment that she did oral to a guy in our room then turned to me a second later on the same bed and gave me oral, in that time frame i was talking about.
Dr. will respond shortly, but based on what I know (I am not a medical practitioner) this is a very low (near zero) risk exposure for herpes.
It would require (1) the first man to have herpes (and probably with active sores), and (2) that the virus stayed alive long enough in the woman's mouth, and (3) that the virus then entered your penis through the urethra or a cut or abrasion on your penis. Even if the first man had herpes (25-50% of the population), peak shedding probably only occurs <10% of the time, so you're talking 2-5% chance MAX that any virus even made it to her mouth.
The chances of #2 or #3 happening are probably even smaller, which makes the total probability very near zero.
It would require (1) the first man to have herpes (and probably with active sores), and (2) that the virus stayed alive long enough in the woman's mouth, and (3) that the virus then entered your penis through the urethra or a cut or abrasion on your penis. Even if the first man had herpes (25-50% of the population), peak shedding probably only occurs <10% of the time, so you're talking 2-5% chance MAX that any virus even made it to her mouth.
The chances of #2 or #3 happening are probably even smaller, which makes the total probability very near zero.
I didnt think the virus had to enter the urethra or a cut or abrasion on your penis to transmit the herpes virus I thought all that was needed was skin -to skin contact mainly muscous membrane skin like penis , vagina, etc.please correct me If i am wrong Doctor.
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I suppose there is a theoretical possibility that a person's body cavity--vagina, mouth, rectum--could be contaminated with a previous partner's secretions, then passed to another person who has sex with the same person very recently. But no such STD transmission--herpes or anything else--has ever been known to occur.
People with HSV-1 who later catch genital HSV-2 tend to have less severe initial symptoms. Most experts believe there also is less chance of catching HSV-2, but that is not proved; and if it is true, the reduction in risk is small.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
People with HSV-1 who later catch genital HSV-2 tend to have less severe initial symptoms. Most experts believe there also is less chance of catching HSV-2, but that is not proved; and if it is true, the reduction in risk is small.
Good luck-- HHH, MD
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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.
