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How Is Genital Herpes Transmitted?
Question: With Genital Herpes are you only contagious in the area that you have a outbreak? Or is it your whole gentle area
Brief Answer:
hi and welcome to hcm.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query. Unfortinately it can be transmissed by skin to skin contact of whole genitral area since virus is also on those areas where there is no sign of outbreak. Even,herpes is more contagious few days before outbreak occur. So condom can reduce risk of transmission only for 50%. Wish you good health. Feel free to askregards.
hi and welcome to hcm.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query. Unfortinately it can be transmissed by skin to skin contact of whole genitral area since virus is also on those areas where there is no sign of outbreak. Even,herpes is more contagious few days before outbreak occur. So condom can reduce risk of transmission only for 50%. Wish you good health. Feel free to askregards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
So if my only outbreaks are in the pubic hair region its contagious everywhere?
Brief Answer:
hi
Detailed Answer:
Yes. Viruses are concentrated mostly in blisters but it is present also all around on genital skin so infection is contagious by skin to skin contact
hi
Detailed Answer:
Yes. Viruses are concentrated mostly in blisters but it is present also all around on genital skin so infection is contagious by skin to skin contact
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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