A 42-year-old member asked:
is it possible to contract herpes if someone with cold sores gives you oral sex?
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Dr. Thomas Namey answered
48 years experience Rheumatology
Yes.: Type one or two, depending on the herpes sores of the person who performed oral sex!
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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