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Could I have genital herpes from unprotected oral sex?
Hello Doctor,
About 3 days ago I had sexual intercourse with my partner and before practicing protected sex, I was given unprotected oral sex. Yesterday I noticed bright red spots on the tip on my penis head and did not know what it was. I read about it on medical websites and it seems it could be gential herpes. However my partner has never had any sores on her lips or in her mouth and has never experienced any herpes symptoms. I have never had this kind of rash either. The bright red spots have merged and are a little puffy and pink-redish. I have looked around the groin area and can’t seem to find another outbreak so i was wondering:
1) is it possible that i might have gotten gential herpes from the unprotected oral sex even though she does not have any symptoms?
2) would the outbreak be more widespread instead of being only on the tip of the penis considering the fact that her mouth had contact with my whole penis and not only the tip?
3) How long would it take for the rash to become filled with liquid if i first noticed it about 48 hours ago?
4) if it is not herpes, what could it possibly be?
Thank you very much!
About 3 days ago I had sexual intercourse with my partner and before practicing protected sex, I was given unprotected oral sex. Yesterday I noticed bright red spots on the tip on my penis head and did not know what it was. I read about it on medical websites and it seems it could be gential herpes. However my partner has never had any sores on her lips or in her mouth and has never experienced any herpes symptoms. I have never had this kind of rash either. The bright red spots have merged and are a little puffy and pink-redish. I have looked around the groin area and can’t seem to find another outbreak so i was wondering:
1) is it possible that i might have gotten gential herpes from the unprotected oral sex even though she does not have any symptoms?
2) would the outbreak be more widespread instead of being only on the tip of the penis considering the fact that her mouth had contact with my whole penis and not only the tip?
3) How long would it take for the rash to become filled with liquid if i first noticed it about 48 hours ago?
4) if it is not herpes, what could it possibly be?
Thank you very much!
1. If your partner has an oral hsv1 infection, then yes, it is possible, but not probable, to acquire an hsv1 genital infection. The odds are strongly against you getting herpes this way. Based on what I know about long term discordant couples where one partner is hsv2 positive and the other is not and who are having sex as much as three times per week, your odds of acquiring an hsv1 infection from someone who has oral hsv1, but is not having an active outbreak, is less than one in several thousands.
Do you know if you are hsv1 positive? If you are, then your odds are zero for intents and purpose. Even if you are not hsv1 positive, the odds are very low.
2. A primary outbreak will start at the point of greatest friction during sex - the shaft of the penis in men - and can emanate out from there. In someone that is negative for both hsv1 and hsv2, a primary outbreak tends to be quite severe. You likely will not miss it or mistake it for anything else.
3. If those were herpes blisters on your penis, they would have become fluid filled by now and would probably have popped and developed painful lesions by now.
4. It could be trauma to the skin to to vigorous rubbing during oral sex, or possibly abrasions due to your partner's teeth scraping your penile skin during oral sex.
Do you know if you are hsv1 positive? If you are, then your odds are zero for intents and purpose. Even if you are not hsv1 positive, the odds are very low.
2. A primary outbreak will start at the point of greatest friction during sex - the shaft of the penis in men - and can emanate out from there. In someone that is negative for both hsv1 and hsv2, a primary outbreak tends to be quite severe. You likely will not miss it or mistake it for anything else.
3. If those were herpes blisters on your penis, they would have become fluid filled by now and would probably have popped and developed painful lesions by now.
4. It could be trauma to the skin to to vigorous rubbing during oral sex, or possibly abrasions due to your partner's teeth scraping your penile skin during oral sex.
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Thank you very much for your reassuring response!
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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.
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STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
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