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Planning on getting oral from a girl who has had cold sores before. am i safe from getting herpes?

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

See below: You might want to wait to make sure the cold sores have gone. Oral herpes is different from genital herpes, but still.

Answered 4/24/2015

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