Question 1

if partner has oral herpes type1 and lubricated his genitals with his saliva can i get the virus? and then we proceeded to have unprotected sex. i have oral herpes 1 as well and 2 weeks ago i had my very first outbreak

Accepted Answer

Only temporarily: A woman who already had Herpes 1 a while back, will already have antibodies that stop Herpes 1 viruses. If that saliva-coated penis transferred Herpes 1 viruses into her vagina, she has the viruses temporarily... but only until her antibodies zap them. Thus, if her immune system is working well, her antibodies should prevent new Herpes 1 viruses from taking root on or in her genitals.

Question 2

i had unprotected sex with this girl who i found out later had oral herpes. this was months ago, should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

Yes you should be.  : Oral herpes is easily spread from person to person if lesions are visible.

Question 3

i have oral herpes 1, i don't have it genitally, if i have unprotected vaginal sex can my partner get infected?

Accepted Answer

Vaginal sex no risk: Herpes can only be transmitted by direct, personal contact with the infected area. Assuming you do not also have genital HSV1, vaginal sex cannot transmit it. However, kissing or oral sex could transmit it to his mouth or penis, respectively. He could have a blood test to see if he already has HSV1 (half the population has it). If so, he is immune to catching it again.

Question 4

if i have unprotected intercourse sex (no oral sex) with someone who had hsv 1 oral herpes, will i get it? or any type of herpes? thank you.

Accepted Answer

Sharing herpes...: Herpes 1 and 2 are viruses. In order to catch herpes, a person must not already have that type of herpes, and must get in contact with viruses. If a person already has Herpes 1 lip sores from time to time, that person has his own Herpes 1 and won't catch Herpes 1 from another person again. (You catch it one time, and your outbreaks are due to Herpes 1 living inside you.) Same idea for Herpes 2.

Question 5

my boyfriend has oral herpes, if he has an outbreak (cold sores) can i still have anal sex with him unprotected?

Accepted Answer

Skin to skin: Herpes is transmitted by skin to skin contact. If he has an outbreak on his mouth then he can transmit herpes to any area his mouth touches. A herpes outbreak on the mouth would not be transmitted via genital to anus contact. 
Unprotected anal intercourse is a high risk sexual act and condoms should be used.

Question 6

so if i have oral herpes can i still have normal unprotected sex but without using the mouth and also can i kiss someone on the non private areas.

Accepted Answer

Usually yes: Most people with oral herpes can have entirely normal sex lives, including kissing and performing oral sex on partners. Oral herpes usually doesn't recur all that often. Transmission without an outbreak isn't very common. Half of all adults in the US have had HSV1; all such partners are immune to new infection anywhere on the body. Oral herpes usually is only oral, no risk from your genital area.

Question 7

my partner told me his hsv 1 antibody test came back positive years ago but he has never had an outbreak. he says its oral/caught from sibling. am i at risk for genital herpes if we have had oral and unprotected sex?

Accepted Answer

: Most people carry HSV-1 virus and it lays dormant for years. Transmission is possible during outbreaks of lesions. No contact between partners when outbreaks occur. No oral and vaginal contact.

Question 8

if my doctor said that i was exposed to herpes (5.23) and never had a break out and i have unprotected sex with someone that has hsv then can i .

Accepted Answer

Yes: Unprotected sex will eventually lead to pregnancy or std's.  Many std's are forever, as herpes is. You can get herpes if your partner has it, but does not have an outbreak.  If they take antivirals every day, that reduces the risk of transmission.  Get your blood tested for hsv i &ii igm &igg in a couple months. By then you will have formed some antibodies to know if it was a new exposure or old.

Question 9

is oral herpes is an s.t.i or not? if not what are other causes?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Herpes is a virus transmitted by contact.  Oral sex could cause genital herpes to spread to the mouth or from the mouth to the genitals.  This is not the only way to get oral herpes however...

Question 10

can you descripe oral herpes?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Typical is a tingling sensation in the lip soon followed by a red dot, then a small water blister on a localized area of a lip. This will be on the same area nearly every time. Most often close to the vermilion border. Soon it is a scab with a rim of red skin. After about a week it heals without a trace. The virus is present periodically on this area in the absence of any symptoms. Antiviral pills.

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If partner has oral herpes type1 and lubricated his genitals with his saliva can i get the virus? and then we proceeded to have unprotected sex. i have oral herpes 1 as well and 2 weeks ago i had my very first outbreak

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I had unprotected sex with this girl who i found out later had oral herpes. this was months ago, should i be worried?

A member asked:

I have oral herpes 1, i don't have it genitally, if i have unprotected vaginal sex can my partner get infected?

A member asked:

If i have unprotected intercourse sex (no oral sex) with someone who had hsv 1 oral herpes, will i get it? or any type of herpes? thank you.

A member asked:

My boyfriend has oral herpes, if he has an outbreak (cold sores) can i still have anal sex with him unprotected?

A member asked:

So if i have oral herpes can i still have normal unprotected sex but without using the mouth and also can i kiss someone on the non private areas.

A member asked:

My partner told me his hsv 1 antibody test came back positive years ago but he has never had an outbreak. he says its oral/caught from sibling. am i at risk for genital herpes if we have had oral and unprotected sex?

A member asked:

If my doctor said that i was exposed to herpes (5.23) and never had a break out and i have unprotected sex with someone that has hsv then can i .

A member asked:

Is oral herpes is an s.t.i or not? if not what are other causes?

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Can you descripe oral herpes?

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