Female to Female Herpes Transmission
Sometimes I am asked about female to female transmission of HSV. Many women who have women as their sexual partners have also had men as their sexual partners at some time in the past or currently. These women may well have HSV 2 due to penetrative intercourse in the past with a man.
However, if a woman only has sex with other women, it is probably true that she is more likely to have genital HSV 1 than 2, most commonly transmitted by receiving oral sex from someone else. HSV 1 genitally recurs less often and sheds less often, but does not protect a person from getting HSV 2. If any protection is offered, it is minimal. HSV 2, however, does appear to almost completely protect a person from getting HSV 1 subsequently.
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However, if a woman only has sex with other women, it is probably true that she is more likely to have genital HSV 1 than 2, most commonly transmitted by receiving oral sex from someone else. HSV 1 genitally recurs less often and sheds less often, but does not protect a person from getting HSV 2. If any protection is offered, it is minimal. HSV 2, however, does appear to almost completely protect a person from getting HSV 1 subsequently.
Related Topics: Oral Sex Raises Women's Genital Herpes Risk, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Technorati Tags: HSV, herpes, GLBT,
7 Comments:
I currently have a cold sore on my lip and gave my boyfriend a blow job. Does this mean he could now get genital herpes? If so, what is the probability of this happening? Also, will he definitely have an outbreak or could the virus go straight to being dormant in his body and we would not know for sure?? Help!
you mentioned in your blog that hsv2 protects against subsequent hsv1 infection. however the related article contradicts your claim, citing a need for a vaccine to protect against both hsv1 and hsv2 since having antibodies for hsv2 will not protect against hsv1. what is the truth here and are there any scientific articles you can refer me to.
If you have genital herpes is it possible for your doctor to tell if you have hsv1 or hsv2?
my sister recently confided in me that she has genital herpes. We have been using the same wash cloths in the shower. Is it possible for me to get herpes if we share the same wash cloths?
If I have the hsv1 can my five and four years old children get it by drinking out of my cup.
out of curiousity can genital herpes, during an outbreak, be spread to children through dirty laundry?
I just found out that my spouse was cheating on me and I had my self check for all and any thing. And I just got my results that I have HSV 2 only but I have not had any of the symthoms or outbreaks as what is being explained. And does this mean I can no longer donated blood?
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