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My wife and i both have herpes 1 will sex or oral sex make it worse or cause more frequent breakouts?
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Asymptomatic Sheddin: Asymptomatic shedding is very real and one of the biggest reasons why it's possible for people with herpes to pass herpes virus on to a sexual partner without having any signs or symptoms. That's pretty much what asymptomatic means: you can't see or feel that the virus is present and active on the surface of the skin.
Answered 3/14/2013
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