Can herpes be transmitted orally from a female who has HSV-2 to a male's genitals?
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Q: can herpes be transmitted orally from a female who has HSV-2 to a male's genitals?
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10/24/08 10:25pm
Absolutely yes.
10/26/08 4:08am
Herpes can be transmitted via direct skin to skin contact - so if a person has oral herpes (irrelevant of type) and they perform oral sex on a person, they can pass on the virus to that person's genitals.
It a person does not have oral herpes at all but genital herpes, then no, they cannot pass it on via oral/genital contact, only by genital/genital contact.
Jeannie May
Herpes Awareness Campaigner & Peer Support Provider
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