[Question #11204] Oral/finger sex with HSV-2 positive female partner
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16 months ago
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What is the likelihood of contracting HSV-2 orally and/or on fingers from a partner that was not presenting symptoms? Each act took place two times. Side note: The partner that gave oral/finger has vitiligo present on both mouth area and fingers. Does that increase chances and if so by how much?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
16 months ago
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Neither of those experiences presents a risk for HSV 2. HSV 2 oral infection is rare and when present, very rarely sheds virus. Vitiligo has no impact at all on transmission risk
Terri
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16 months ago
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I think there is a misunderstanding- what are the chances of the partner contracting Virus that gave oral/finger to positive HSV-2 partner? I might be reading your answer wrong.
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16 months ago
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The partner that gave oral/finger sex does not have virus. The female partner that received oral/finger sex is hsv-2 positive
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
16 months ago
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thank you for clarifying. The risk of fingering with an intact finger is zero. The risk of giving oral sex to someone who is HSV 2 positive is very low as HSV 2 doesn't like the oral area and prefers not to be there. It is not zero, but very low indeed. Since this kind of transmission is so rare, I don't have a statistic about it to give you
Terri
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16 months ago
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Thank you for your time and response. Just to clarify, can a partner that is negative for HSV-2 get HSV-2 on finger (Herpes Whitlow) from contact with vagina of partner that is HSV-2 positive? So sorry, I want to be accurate in my understanding.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
16 months ago
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While that is possible, it would require a break in the skin of the finger doing the fingering, if that makes sense. The skin of a normal, intact finger is too thick for virus to penetrate the skin
Terri
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16 months ago
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Thank you again. By break in the finger do you mean paper cut/hangnail or something more significant?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
16 months ago
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I really do mean any break in the skin - like a hang nail or paper cut, yes.
Terri
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