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    Jun 17, 2012, 12:08 PM
    Herpes hsv2 transmitted through oral sex
    Can a female infected with herpes hsv2 transmit to a non infected male through her giving him oral sex?
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    Jun 17, 2012, 12:19 PM
    Best way to answer your question is submitting this website Genital Herpes: Infection and Transmission
    Which are the basics in herpes transmission.

    If you don't get through the whole article, here is your basic answer

    HSV-1 is usually passed from person to person by kissing. HSV-1 can also spread from the mouth to the genitals during oral sex (fellatio, cunnilingus, analingus). If this happens, it becomes a case of genital herpes.

    If you are wondering what the difference is between l and 2, here is the answer for that:

    There are 2 types of sexually transmitted herpes: herpes type 1 and herpes type 2. Both types cause painful cold sores. It used to be that we (doctors and researchers) thought of herpes 1 as primarily infecting the mouth (“above the belt”) and herpes 2 as primarily infecting the genitals (“below the belt”), but we know now that is just not the case. Fifty percent of new cases of genital herpes are actually herpes type 1.

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