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A member asked:
Both me and my husband were diagnosed with hsv2, same strain. can we have a normal sex life? can we perform oral without spreading it to our mouths?
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Yes: You can have a normal sex life, but to answer the second 1/2 of your question, yes, you can pass hsv that populates the genital area to the oral area with oral sex.
Answered 3/16/2014
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