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Genital HSV-1 wondering about oral sex

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adriana90097
adriana90097

My bf had oral herpes (cold sore) and he gave me oral sex which made me get HSV-1 on my genitals. Now I am wondering, can he get HSV-1 on his genitals if we have sex even though he already has it in his mouth? And can he still perform oral sex on me since he already has the virus in his mouth? Sorry, I was recently diagnosed and don't know too much on this. Any info would be appreciated, thanks!

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus adriana90097

    Posted

    He should be immune, but exceptions occasionally exist.
    • adriana90097
      adriana90097 FelizCastus

      Posted

      So having regular sex should be okay if he already has the virus in his body even though it's in his mouth?
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus adriana90097

      Posted

      If he has had it for 4+ months, then he is essentially immune from it everywhere. You won't be immune from it elsewhere until after 4 months yourself (time to full antibody production), so take care during your first outbreak in particular until then. But generally speaking, you can have sex like usual. Give it sufficient time to heal before resuming sex, otherwise it might aggravate things.
  • stewart29427
    stewart29427 adriana90097

    Posted

    I've done a lot of reading on the issue and unfortunately, I've found no conclusive answer to your question about your BF getting HSV on his penis. So, my bet is that he would get it. When he performs oral on you, it will probably re-activate the virus in his mouth if you have open blisters (many of which are inside your vagina and you'll never know when they're active or not).
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus stewart29427

      Posted

      That's not what the leading herpes experts say and genital Type 1 rarely recurs or sheds much.
    • stewart29427
      stewart29427 FelizCastus

      Posted

      Your advice is irresponsible. You are telling her that "generally speaking" you should be ok??? Advice should come from the side of caution not ...like yours....saying go ahead...roll the dice!
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus stewart29427

      Posted

      And your advice and info is just wrong, plus I see that you blindly recommended lysine in another thread despite current thinking by herpes experts, which says it all...

      Having one type of herpes for 4+ months should grant one immunity from acquiring the same type elsewhere, but as with most things, exceptions may sometimes exist and it's still always best to avoid direct contact with an active outbreak.

      However, there really isn't such a need to worry otherwise, and there is no reason why she can't have sex with her already HSV-1+ bf like before when not having an outbreak, which should be most of the time, because genital Type 1 only recurs about once a year on average, if that.

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