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A 33-year-old female asked:
If a partner already has hsv1 and i perform oral sex on him at the "tingle" stage before a cold sore, how likely that he could get genital herpes?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Unclear question: If you have oral herpes and it is HSV 1, and your partner already has HSV 1, then you will not transmit the infection with or without the sore.
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