Can a woman with HSV-2 be able to spread the infection to a man without HSV-2 during sex?

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There are varied chances of transmission, which depend upon the presence of any blood contact or duration of exposure. The use of condoms markedly reduces the chances of transmission, but it can never become zero even if you use double protection. Condoms reduced the per-act risk of (HSV-2) transmission by 65 percent from women to men and 96 percent from men to women (these figures are average). So even if you use condoms, the risk reduces but remains still. Yes, you can contract oral herpes from kissing, but developing genital herpes this way is highly unlikely. Oral herpes (HSV-1) is usually transmitted by kissing, and genital herpes (HSV-2) is most often spread through vaginal, anal, or oral sex.

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