Can A Women Get Genital Herpes Without Having Sex?

Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2013

Question: Can a women get genital herpes without having sex?

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Others ways of spread are less common

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Genital herpes is most commonly spread through unprotected intercourse. It can pass through oral sex as well.

The less common way that is explained is by person to person contact.

Hope this answers your query.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli