2007-07-24 02:12:48 · 19 answers · asked by babie 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
I should still be safe even if I'm having protected sex right?
2007-07-24 05:58:11 · update #1
Of course. It's also possible to have genital herpes and not herpes of the mouth (cold sores).
Cold sores are VERY common. It's estimated about 75 - 80% of the world has them! It's more common to have cold sores then to not have them!
If a person does have cold sores they need to be careful when they kiss someone. Kissing a person with cold sores is the most common way they are spread.
Also, if a person with cold sores gives a person oral sex, it's possible for the person receiving the oral sex to develop genital herpes. Herpes can be spread from the mouth to the genital area and vice versa through oral sex.
2007-07-24 08:27:27 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there are two kinds of herpes. Herpes Simplex 1 and Simplex 2. One primarily affects the mouth, the other the genitals. However, either one can actually occur either place. In other words, it can pass from mouth to genitals or genitals to mouth. You are less likely to get a second strain after you have the first because your body has antibodies against it. That does not mean it is impossible to get both!!! Even sex with a condom cannot totally protect you from herpes, although it does reduce the risk. The infected person can take daily antiviral medication that not only helps limit herpes outbreaks, it decreases the chance that you will give it to someone else. Nothing (except for abstinence) is completely safe.
2007-07-29 21:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by minfue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 04:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-13 10:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First yes it is possible 2 have herpes in the mouth, and not in the genital area. Now u say u practice safe sex, good.
2007-07-28 12:15:50 · answer #5 · answered by Here Kitty Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is possible to have herpes in the mouth and not the genital area. Oral Herpes is caused by the herpes virus. The most common type of herpes virus that causes cold sores is Herpes Simplex Virus Type I. This virus can be transmitted from one person to another by skin to skin contact such as kissing or by sharing eating utensils. It's contagious. Herpes Simplex Type II causes genital sores but can also cause cold sores in the mouth if transferred to the lip area.
Oral Herpes normally forms on lips but in some patients it can extend into the nose, cheeks or even fingers. They rarely occur in the mouth but can. If they do form in the mouth, they appear on the gums or on the roof of the mouth about the hard palate. It is different from canker sores. Canker sores like to form on soft tissue that moves without bone underneath. Canker sores are not contagious. The herpes virus lives in the nerves that go to your lips and remain inactive until something stresses you out. This stress can be a cold, problems in life, the beginning of a woman's period, fever, or overexposure to the sun.
2007-07-24 02:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My best friend has had genital herpes for about eight months now, and it's been really rough. She's had about 7 outbreaks. Everywhere I read it says it stops flaring up so much after time, but its not getting less frequent for her. She's been on Antiviral meds the whole time, too. She also has type 1 diabetes which she has had her whole life, which really weakens her immune system. Will it ever get better?
But after a friend share this video everything has changed.
Natural Safe Herpes Remedy?
2016-05-15 01:45:20 · answer #7 · answered by Paula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can its Herpes Type 1 and Herpes Type 2. Type one is in the mouth and is not considered an STD however you can spread it. Type 2 is most definitely genital and is transmitted sexually. If your careful you can keep from getting it. I would wait until the outbreak is over to do anything, just to be safe.
2007-07-28 17:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by RPrincess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes its possible and it happens very frequently since you could get it from a simple kiss or from a used straw but its nothing serious like the ones on your genitalia since they are curable and could be treated very quickly leaving no trace. Genital herpes are not curable, you could only suppress them and are very contagious and pain full at the same time.
2007-07-31 20:25:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Herpes simplex 1 in your mouth is not an STD. Anyone can get it, including children.
2007-07-24 02:15:24 · answer #10 · answered by keren 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋