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Herpes specific question

I asked a similar question in the STD forum but this question is herpes specific. I received unprotected oral sex from a sex worker advertising on a website the other day. She said she was clean and didn't have any sores on the outside of her mouth when I saw her. I'm wondering what my chances are of catching herpes from this encounter is. I already have hsv 1 and have had it as a kid so could I get it again in my genital region? Or hsv 2 from this senerio?
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I know my last question goes beyond the topic scope of this forum Im just trying to get all the info I can.
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Ok. Thank you again. Any input on any other stds that might be a risk? I hear gonorrhea is a risk this way bit I don't know how common that is.
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Ok thank you for your response and words of comfort. Is testing after this exposure even worth the time?
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I definitely do not recommend testing.
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You have no realistic chance of contracting hsv1 genitaly from this exposure. The odds are very low, then you add your long standing oral infection and the odds plummet to nearly zero. Your oral hsv1 gives you a sort of immunity to contracting hsv1 elsewhere.
Hsv2 is rarely an oral infection and sheds almost never when it is so you can rule that out. All in all I am extremely confident when I say you have nothing to worry about move on without concern.
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