Monday, March 17, 2008
I have had hsv-1, cold sores, in the past and my partner has hsv-1 genitally. Can I get genital hsv-1 from having unprotected sex even though I already have the virus orally?
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Acquiring one type is more difficult-though certainly possible-if you already have the other type. This is because either type causes the body to produce antibodies, some of wich are active against both hsv1 and hsv2. When a person with a prior hsv infection does contract the second type the first episode tends to be less severe.
I looked this info up at
www.herpes.com/hsv1-2