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Is herpes passed through sperm or pee? also can a man that has hsv1, who has never had an outbreak and is on anti virtual meds spread it to me through penetration with or without a condom? even if there is no oral contact?

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Maybe. Hypothetical situation? People with no outbreaks at all don't take anti-herpes meds (unless for a rare, unusual situation). About half of US adults have HSV-1 (some don't know they have it already). If one's first HSV-1 infection was on her lips, and she developed a good level of protective antibodies to HSV-1, then she should not be able to get a new HSV-1 infection elsewhere on her body.

Answered 8/20/2022

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Herpes is passed thru direct contact and not by urine or sperm. Yes it can be passed by contact even tho the person is on anti-virals.

Answered 8/22/2022

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