Feb
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A few days ago I was diagnosed with Genital Herpes, At this time We’re unsure if my boyfriend has them or not. I love giving him oral sex but at the moment i have been uneasy and concerned if i should or not. He has had no signs of having them, has not had any outbreaks or anything yet. My question is; is it possible that I have the ability to get herpes on my mouth when he isn't having an outbreak at all? Could they possibly show up later on? I would like as much information as possible, how rare is it IF it is possible…any information would be great.
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You can get herpes from skin to skin contact, oral, vaginal, and anal sex. The easiest way for herpes to spread is when there is an open, active sore. But you can still get herpes when there's no outbreak at all. We'll say that again. You can get herpes even when your partner isn’t having symptoms or showing any open sores. You can pass herpes from oral to genital and vice-versa.
The only way to know if your boyfriend has herpes is to get tested. It is possible, if he has genital herpes, that you could get oral herpes by having unprotected oral sex.
Oral herpes can show up as painful cold sores in and around your mouth. Genital herpes, or Herpes 2, can be a “no show” for quite a while. Until it's not. When herpes symptoms show up, they can bring on itching and burning down below, painful urination, and blisters on your private parts. You can have herpes and not get an outbreak for years after the first infection. Without symptoms that you can feel or see, the only way to know you’ve herpes is to get tested.
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You should do a lot of reading about sexually transmitted diseases in general to increase your knowledge about them. Here’s a Web Guide to all the best Web sites for information about genital herpes and oral herpes and other STDs. Many of the sites to which the guide links are written specifically for teens.
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/He…
This directly answers your question and is from one of the sites in the guide:
The only sure-fire way to avoid getting genital herpes is to abstain from sex or have sex only with someone who is also herpes-free. Short of that, a latex condom offers some protection if it covers the infected area. Remember, you can get genital herpes by receiving oral sex (fellatio, cunnilingus, analingus) from someone with a cold sore on the mouth. Likewise, you can get oral herpes from someone's genitals by way of oral sex.
If you know that a sex partner has genital herpes, you can reduce your risk by having sex (vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse) only when he or she has no symptoms. Nevertheless, genital herpes can be contagious even when there are no visible symptoms, so you should always use a latex barrier, such as a condom or a dental dam.
http://www.webmd.com/genital-herpes/guid…