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A member asked:
If a person has a well established hsv1 orally for 17years is it possible to spread it to the genitals?
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Yes: The most common way this occurs is through oral sex. At that time if there is any lesion in the mouth or any virus present it can be spread to the genitals
Answered 6/19/2015
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