[Question #8297] Vaginal Herpes and Finering Contact
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46 months ago
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I am currently taking valacyclovir for genital herpes. While I was receiving a hand job, the individual put his finger in my mouth and then in his mouth and we kissed. I did have a current out break on the outside of my vagina. Can I get oral herpes from this action?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
46 months ago
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That would be extremely unlikely. Once you have herpes in one location, it would be highly unlikely that you would get the same type (HSV 1 or HSV 2) in a new location on your body.
Terri
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46 months ago
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Can you tell me the major differences between HSV 1 and HSV 2 ?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
46 months ago
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HSV 1 genitally recurs far less often than HSV 2 and is far less transmissible during intercourse. So if you have to have genital herpes, that is the easier type to have.
Terri
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46 months ago
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Sorry, I forgot to ask; is it possible for the individual who performed the hand job and stuck his finger in my mouth and then in his, to get oral herpes?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
46 months ago
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I think that risk is very close to zero. All of us on this forum believe that hands are not a method of sharing a sexually transmitted infection. It takes a certain amount of virus to be transmitted to another adult, not just a tiny fragment of virus, and the issue of hands as a method of transmission suggests that much virus is lost to the hands in this situation. I feel like the risk to your partner is incredibly small indeed.
Terri
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