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hannah_20398
hannah_20398

If you and your partner both have herpes, will having sex provoke outbreaks? I am under the impression that if you both have the same type you cannot and outbreaks depend on your immune system(again as long as you both have the same type) is this true??

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  • rocky31676
    rocky31676 hannah_20398

    Posted

    your right... it will depend on your immune system or stress levels, but it can cause an outbreak regardless of having sex or not; however stress is reduced by having sex; and herpes is not considered a big problem anymore; its very common.
  • Livelife
    Livelife hannah_20398

    Posted

    You're right babe shouldn't affect you

    It doesn't affect me and my partner x

  • meagan31
    meagan31 hannah_20398

    Posted

    I had no idea there was different types of herpes
    • Livelife
      Livelife meagan31

      Posted

      type 1 causes both oral and genital mainly oral this is the culpret of cold sores

      type 2- is normally genital

      chicken pox is another strain of herpes

      so is shingles

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