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If I was to give someone head how likely an I going to get hsv 1 or 2 ?
If a partner with oral herpes performs oral sex on you the chances aren't high herpes will spread. HSV-1 is oral herpes over 90% of the time. HSV-1 sp... For detail, click here
I completely agree with everything LHC has detailed, the only thing I'll add is that I also have HSV1(I'm really quite the catch...) having said, I never ever get cold sores. It's so damn hard with this all because it's such an inexact science with many variables. Good luck
I am new to this site and a good part of my reasoning for joining was to better my knowledge regarding hsv1 & 2. With that said your answer is confusing to me. I've heard so many conflicting information. So what is it, the risk of contracting hsv 1 or 2 is low during oral sex. If that is the case, why do people have hsv1 located in the genital region ?
Posted on Aug 10, 2016
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Bugleboy is right when he says HSV2 is rarely contracted orally. However if someone with HSV1 orally gives head to someone that has never contracted HSV1 there's a good chance that HSV1 will be contracted genitally by the non-carrier. From all the research I've done given I've never contracted HSV1 orally (approx 80% of the population has) I could very well get a whole other kind of herpes genitally if someone that gets coldsores goes down on me.
Conversely, someone with HSV1 genitally could give me HSV1 orally through oral sexual contact.
Hi, can only comment on my personal experience. I have HSV2, before going into a relationship I went to the local sexual health clinic for advice on general precautions. The advice I had was that "it didn't like the mouth" indicating that herpes via oral was low risk. I was with that woman for five years, never had protected oral sex but always protected vaginal sex, never any transmission which I glad of, particularly as we broke up. We know this definitively because my ex was prone to UTIs, so each time these occurred her GP did a sexual health check. I'd qualify this by saying that we were both in our 40s, so I can't possibly say what role hormones play in all of this. Good luck.
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