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September 21, 2023 at 9:18 am
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Terri Warren
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1. How likely is this sexual activity to put me at risk of contracting HSV1 or HSV2? Particularly the unprotected oral?
Very little risk
2. Does the contact being super brief and me immediately washing afterwards lower the risk?
Probably, yes.
3. Is there any data on how quickly the virus can enter the male body via the genitals?
There is none, I’m afraid
4. Would you have a guess on the overall % risk of me contracting HSV1 genitally through asymptomatic virus shedding from saliva?
5%?
Terri