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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Odd are that he's had "it" for a while. Tell him to stop freaking out about what he did 10 minutes ago and think about last year.
(cues up random herpes site)
www.Valtrex.com says:
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If HSV-2 causes Chicken Pox, and you can't get Chicken Pox twice because of the immunity, why can you get it and still get genital herpes later in life?
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Originally Posted by skier
it IS an STD
If you give oral to your partner with a cold sore there is a (very) small chance that you'll spread the virus to their nether regions causing genital herpes.
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It can be transmitted sexually, but HSV-1 is not primarily transferred by sexual contact, and therefore is not an STD.