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Can HSV transmit through a cut?

mlhn2
06/25/08
mlhn2
Topics:hsv 2 risk

I have HSV 2 and take daily Valtrex.  I recently had unprotected sex and it resulted in a tear of the skin in the genital area.  Could this increase the risk that my partner was exposed?  I was not, and currently am not having an outbreak. 

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Friday, June 27, 2008

There is always the possbility of transmission of the virus which is why it might be a good idea to routinely use a condom and just make it your new "habit."  Yes, there is a chance that you may have passed on the virus but this is also going to be true everytime you decide to have sex without a condom.

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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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