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Can I Contract Herpes Through Oral Sex?

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Posted on Tue, 22 Jul 2014
Question: Can I get herpes if a girl gave me oral sex and she has genital herpes?
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Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Genital Herpes not be transmitted through oral sex

Detailed Answer:
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Welcome to HCM
Thanks for posting the query.

You can get Herpes infection if a girl gave oral sex and if she has Herpes Infection type 1 infection in and around her mouth in the present or recent past. But if she has Genital herpes, it can not be transmitted through oral sex.
DR S.Murugan
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan

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Can I Contract Herpes Through Oral Sex?

Brief Answer: Genital Herpes not be transmitted through oral sex Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to HCM Thanks for posting the query. You can get Herpes infection if a girl gave oral sex and if she has Herpes Infection type 1 infection in and around her mouth in the present or recent past. But if she has Genital herpes, it can not be transmitted through oral sex. DR S.Murugan