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A member asked:
Is there still a chance hsv1 will not be passed on during oral with a mostly healed cold sore or will it for sure be passed?
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Always a chance: No way to know for sure. Avoid doing this around the time of cold sore outbreak. Condoms work well in blocking hsv and come in flavors if that helps.
Answered 2/22/2014
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