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Can having hsv-1 giving oral sex causes the person receiving it have genital herpes of hsv-2? what is the chances of receiving hsv-2?

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Apples and oranges: A person with apples can only give her friend apples. A person can receive oranges only from a friend who has oranges. Herpes 1 and 2 are like apples and oranges. They do not change into one another. However, herpes is called the "gift that keeps on giving" because once a person catches herpes 1 or 2, she can never get rid of it, yet she can give it to another person, and another, and another...

Answered 11/10/2016

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