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can you spread herpes through a pair of gym shorts?

sara
10/26/08
sara
Topics:Transmission

my boyfriend knows i have herpes and the last time we were fooling around, he was rubbing up on me when i was naked but he had on like a pair of gym shorts. we didnt have sex we fooled around some. i didint have any sores but i kno that you dont have to be having symptoms to infect someone else. im just wondering if he should be worried?

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Monday, October 27, 2008

Rest assure you couldn't have spread it that way. It is only spread/ contracted through unprotected sexual contact. Condoms help prevent very accuratley. Also, the less amount of outbreaks you have, the less contagious you are. Be sure to always use protection!

Alisa[DIAMONDzZz]
Saturday, January 17, 2009

yes i really think that you can spread herpes from a pair of gym short.... even tho you didnt have n e sores, it can sstyll be spreaded. This had also happened to my friend with her boyfriend. he lent his shorts to his younger brother(18yrs) nd when he wore the shorts he started to itch and getting all of these weird things happening to him....well yea i think that it can be spreaded by gym shortz!Tongue outCool

Alisa[DIAMONDzZz]
Saturday, January 17, 2009

yes i really think that you can spread herpes from a pair of gym short.... even tho you didnt have n e sores, it can sstyll be spreaded. This had also happened to my friend with her boyfriend. he lent his shorts to his younger brother(18yrs) nd when he wore the shorts he started to itch and getting all of these weird things happening to him....well yea i think that it can be spreaded by gym shortz!Tongue outCool

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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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