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Could you still sexually transmit hsv 1 through oral sex and the likes?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes.: Herpes simplex 1 may be transmitted via oral sex. Although most hsv1 lesions are oral. Oral sex has potential to transmit a number of sti's. Herpes simplex, hiv, hpv, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis ; hepatitis can be spread via oral sex.

Answered 1/25/2014

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