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What Are The Risks In Getting Sexually Involved With A Women With Herpes Type 1?

HI, i have recently met a new girl, we both like eachother very much and were thinking aout taking things further, however, she dropped a bombshell on me and told me that she has herpes type 1.I would like to kno the risks involved in gettin involved with someone with this condition. I do really like this girl and dont want to to run away, but try and understand her situation and deicdde whether i would live with this condition.Please help!!
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
HSV 1 (Herpes type 1) is not a STD. It is nothing but cold sore. Anybody can have cold sores. It could happen even during our childhood. HSV 1 can rarely be transmitted to genitals during oral sex. If the individual has recurrence of these cold sores quite often, then only that risk exists. Otherwise no problem at all. Even during recurrence if you avoid kissing and oral sex with your girl friend, you would unlikely to get this infection.
So this is no longer a problem for your relationship.
DR S.Murugan
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What Are The Risks In Getting Sexually Involved With A Women With Herpes Type 1?

Hi, Welcome to HCM. HSV 1 (Herpes type 1) is not a STD. It is nothing but cold sore. Anybody can have cold sores. It could happen even during our childhood. HSV 1 can rarely be transmitted to genitals during oral sex. If the individual has recurrence of these cold sores quite often, then only that risk exists. Otherwise no problem at all. Even during recurrence if you avoid kissing and oral sex with your girl friend, you would unlikely to get this infection. So this is no longer a problem for your relationship. DR S.Murugan