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Oral HSV2 for immunity to genital HSV2?

guy
10/22/08
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Topics:Genital Herpes

Would (intentionally) contracting HSV2 on your mouth provide you immunity from getting it genitally?

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mee mee
Thursday, October 23, 2008

no it will not.

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