A 42-year-old female asked:
my bf has herpes, i went down on him several times and started gettin sores in my nose, thoyght it was something elsr, its not. its herpes, now what?
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Dr. Stephen Richards answered
42 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Herpes: If you have been diagnosed with herpes then there is a good chance you will get recurrent lesions. There are antiviral medications that you can take to suppress the number of episodes.
Answered on Nov 27, 2017
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