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HSV-2 Risk ?
I have had 5 sexual partners in the last few years. I am male I ALWAYS use a condom for vaginal sex Condoms Never broke. . Never had sex with sexual worker. My question is can I get Herpes-2 from unprotected oral sex. ? ANd what are the risks of receptive unprotected oral sex oral sex for the male. Just wanted to know. because you hear so many things form people and by reading on the internet and I beleive this site has qualified people that to not spread try to spread the fear guilt type stuff.
You can have an an initial outbreak with HSV1 genitally just like you do with HSV2 genitally. The difference is in the recurrence of symptoms: HSV2 recurs more frequently than HSV1.
If you have sores or blisters genitally, get seen within a day or so for a culture and exam.
No, there's really no absolutely safe sex. Like auntiejessi said, statistically, you've already had at least one partner with HSV2 (just in the last year you've been screwing; not counting other years). You sure as sh!t have had partners with HSV1 already. It's not really something you can avoid unless you want to go through a major song-and-dance with your potential partners around testing and retesting and making weird sexual demands on them, like telling them not to kiss anybody for the 3 months you are waiting for their test results. Totally unrealistic, IMO.
If you have sores or blisters genitally, get seen within a day or so for a culture and exam.
No, there's really no absolutely safe sex. Like auntiejessi said, statistically, you've already had at least one partner with HSV2 (just in the last year you've been screwing; not counting other years). You sure as sh!t have had partners with HSV1 already. It's not really something you can avoid unless you want to go through a major song-and-dance with your potential partners around testing and retesting and making weird sexual demands on them, like telling them not to kiss anybody for the 3 months you are waiting for their test results. Totally unrealistic, IMO.
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Nope, no such thing as 100% safe sex. I call it safer sex. Being in a monogamous relationship with someone who is negative is safe as far as stds, but not for pregnancy.
Yes, it will usually give you symptoms, but they might be mild. You should just get tested and find out.
Aj
Yes, it will usually give you symptoms, but they might be mild. You should just get tested and find out.
Aj
So there really isnt any real safe sex. If I can get herpes even wearing a condom? my last risk was 2 months ago. No pains no fever no signs or symptoms, does herpes 1 usualy show its self?
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Oh we hate the guilt **** that other sites give.
You wouldn't get hsv2 from oral sex, but you could get genital herpes type 1 from oral sex. The number denotes the strain of the virus, not the location.
No one has studied this risk, so we don't have any good numbers for it. If you already have type 1 (and over half the population in the US already does - other countries have similar rates), your chances of getting it genitally are very low. If you don't, you could get it genitally.
I'd say its a decent chance, but not a high chance.
If you haven't ever been tested, you should ask your doctor for a type specific IgG blood test and see if you have type 1 or type 2. (You can still get type 2 when wearing a condom, and statistics say that at least 1 of your partners had it.)
Aj
You wouldn't get hsv2 from oral sex, but you could get genital herpes type 1 from oral sex. The number denotes the strain of the virus, not the location.
No one has studied this risk, so we don't have any good numbers for it. If you already have type 1 (and over half the population in the US already does - other countries have similar rates), your chances of getting it genitally are very low. If you don't, you could get it genitally.
I'd say its a decent chance, but not a high chance.
If you haven't ever been tested, you should ask your doctor for a type specific IgG blood test and see if you have type 1 or type 2. (You can still get type 2 when wearing a condom, and statistics say that at least 1 of your partners had it.)
Aj
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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.
