Can I Contract Herpes Through Oral Sex?

Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2014

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Mon, 30 Jun 2014 Answered on

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : Can I get herpes if a girl gave me oral sex and she has genital herpes?

Answered by Dr. Sankaranantham Murugan (1 hour later)

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

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar