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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 Charlie asks

Q: I have both HSV-1&2 my girlfriend has HSV-1 if she performs oral sex on me will she then get HSV-2.

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Jerry Kennard, Health Pro
7/22/09 10:03am

Having one variant of HSV tends to build up some immunity to the other but there is no guarantee that it cannot be acquired. Dr. Charlotte Grayson's article on the Truth about HSV1, HSV2 and oral sex explains the situation very well.

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By Charlie— Last Modified: 12/24/10, First Published: 07/21/09