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A 22-year-old female asked:

Can you have anal sex if you have a herpes outbreak only in the vagina area?

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Dr. Robert Kwok
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Not designed for it: It's actually not safe, because one's anus is not designed for repeated in/out, in/out. Just like in any big city, some streets are one-way and some streets are two-way. A vagina is created or evolved to be a two-way street (penis in, baby out). However, the gastrointestinal tract is designed to be one-way, with an opening on each end. Food goes in the mouth, and the brown stuff goes out the butt.
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