Question:
i've gone through this forum over and over and can't find the answer to my question so i guess i have to ask it.

i've had genital herpes for over 2 years. i was blood tested and am positive that i have only hsv 2. i'm currently dating a guy who does not have it at all. my question is about oral sex. i know he could definitely get it if he performed oral sex on me since i have it genitally. i've only had genital outbreaks and never had cold sores in my life. so if i were to perform oral sex on him is there even a chance he can get it??? i dont see how since i don't have an oral case. anyone have anything to say about this???

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If you do NOT have hsv1 and do not get outbreaks in/around your mouth, then you are not going to pass it onto him by performing oral sex. He can only get it from sexual contact with you. Be it intercourse OR cunnilingus. (if he goes "down" on you.) That is it. if you never ever in your life had a cold sore....if you have tested negative for hsv1, then chances are all is well and you will both be fine.

If you have any concerns...throw a flavored condom on him. :twisted:

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If you have genital herpes of ANY type and you perform oral sex on someone, you can pass genital herpes to that person. Even if you don't have herpes orally. I'm sure.

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Umm, I don't think so. If you have genital herpes the virus sheds in the genital area. If we were able to pass GH from ourselves to others through oral contact (us on them, not them on us) not only could we not kiss people, we would all be so screwed. I have just recently seen my gyn and he said it is perfectly okay for me to perform oral sex on my b/f. I have GH not oral herpes.

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If you have only genital herpes, your giving oral sex to someone is not going to transmit genital herpes to them. Herpes is localized, not systemic.

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having it only genitally, then no, you will not pass it to a partner by giving them oral sex. If he ends up getting it from you from vaginal sex and you dont know it then be careful about the oral, as you could then get it in your mouth over time....but for now.....you can do it to him and not worry.....just not the other way around (him to have oral sex with you........then he could get it in his mouth)

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I read recently (and I don't remember where right this second) that it's unlikely for genital herpes to be passed if you perform oral sex on someone who has it. My husband and I both have GH and I've performed oral on him when he was at the end of an OB and I haven't developed oral herpes.

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On the other hand, you can definitely developed HSV-1 in the genital area if someone with it performs oral sex on you.

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oral herpes, as a result of being infected by someones genital herpes, is very prevalent, however, the symptoms that occur orally in a person who was been infected from someones genitals tend to be very mild and often times go completely unnoticed. As a result many people who have infact contracted it orally this way have no idea they are infected because they either dont get anything in/around the mouth that they would ever associate as being herpes there or they have no visible or noticable symptoms at all. And since a blood test only tells which type you have, and not the location of the infected sites, without anything to go by, people just assume they have not gotten it in their mouths, as they dont ever see anything present there. So, that is why the information is conflicting but it is very possible and more people contract it in their mouths from performing oral sex on someone but due to the lack of presence of anything visible they assume they have never actually gotten it in their mouths.Also, the prefered site of hsv 2 is the genitals so it is not likely to occur as much orally. Also, a lot of times couples who both have genital herpes continue to perform oral sex on each other and never notice any oral symptoms so they assume they have not transmitted it orally as well but they actually have but the symptoms are so mild or not visible that they never have any idea, as there will never be anything present orally to swab. Ive read on here a few people saying they and their partner, who both have genital herpes, performed oral sex on each other for years and never had any oral symptoms until randomly one day they finally got cold sores or oral symptoms after all those years so it is definitely a possibility, just harder to identify if you get it in the mouth as a result of contracting it from someones genitals often times.