Is Oral Sex out of the question if you have Herpes?
Posted on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 at 9:28 AMNo, oral sex is not out of the question if you have herpes. It’s all about how you and your partner would like to proceed.
I think the most important thing in a relationship is to keep the communication between the two of you open and honest.
Talk about your STD status. If you don’t know what that is then make a date to go and get tested. Make sure that the clinic will test you for herpes because some places do not include routine STD testing as part of their process.
If it turns out that you and your partner have herpes, try and find out which type you have. Do you have genital herpes type-1, genital herpes type-2, oral herpes type-1, oral herpes type-2, OR nothing at all?
Obviously if you have a sore that can be cultured try and get that done within the first 24 OR 48 hours of the sore appearing. Ask the doctor to remind the lab technicians to have it typed in the process so you will know which one you have.
Read more about HSV-1 and HSV-2, ok?
I will tell you that oral sex has never been an issue for me because of herpes. It’s all about personal choices. Having herpes will not keep you from doing things that you want to do with your partner provided that you make these type of decisions together.
