If someone has herpes and it is not Genital, and they do not have an outbreak at the time, can they have sex?

Not genital or oral!

They can have intercourse since the virus cannot be spread from the genitals if the infection is not genital.

However if they have oral herpes and perform oral sex they can give their partner genital herpes even when they do not have an outbreak.

It is not, as Tori says, 'perfectly safe', because people can and do shed the virus asymptomatically between outbreaks. How much they do this varies from person to person - from as little as 1% of the time to as much as 75% of the time. My boyfriend had oral herpes - cold sores - and he infected me when he had NO symptoms and he had no outbreak anywhere near that time. He was completely symptom free.

Lizbiz is also wrong, since both genital and oral herpes can be passed when no active sore is present, and the oral herpes virus can easily infect the genitals (it causes over half of all genital herpes infections these days).

Herpes doe snot have to have an outbreak to be contagious. It does go into periods where it's not contagious, but the times when it is contagious are not necessarily the times when you have an outbreak. However, if the herpes you have is not genital, it doesn't have anything to do with sex, it would be herpes of the mouth - but one assumes you do intend to kiss or otherwise use the mouth during sex so you could still infect your partner. However, you could infect them by doing a lot less than having sex.

Yes, the only way to spread herpes that is not genital is by touching the part where you get the outbreaks on them, like if you get them on your lips don't have oral sex. You can still spread herpes even if they are not showing so be careful with kissing also. If you feel even the slightest bump or sign you might get one then don't kiss anyone, have oral sex, or even share any drinks.

if its the oral type of herpes they can still pass the outbreak on even if there isn't one. the oral type of herpes is very contagious while there is an outbreak. its even very common to have about 80% of the population has it. its also known as cold sores.
depends on the sevarity of the outbreak. if its a bad one then they may not want to have sex. but if its mild then some one with herpes could have sex. if they do have oral sex then they can spread it to the genitals of their partner (i got herpes that way so its possible).
the oral type of herpes can be spread through other ways then sex. u can get it through sharing things like utensils, chapstick, lipstick, lipgloss, drinks, ciggaretts and kissing.

Yes they can have sex, but they still need to be careful. Herpes, both oral and genital are VERY contagious. And although they might not have an actul outbreak, they might be going through or exeperiencing what's known as "viral shedding." This is when the virus itself is present, but there are no visible bumps, sores, or lesions. Hope this helps!

You can still spread the herpes whether its genital or not becouse it is in the blood stream. Let the person you are being with know so they dont do anything during sex that could put them at risk and if you do anything use condoms and speak to a doctor on how to prevent the spread.

There are different forms of the herpes virus. The type you can get around your lips, for one, can be passed on if there is an active sore. Genital herpes, another form, can be passed at any time. If you or someone else has a herpes virus somewhere else then a doctor must be consulted.

Oral herpes is spread through oral contact, e.g. kissing. If there is no lesion at the time, there is slight risk of catching it, but still a little risk.
Varicella is very contagious through casual contact, unless you have had it before or been vaccinated against it.

if it is not genital, yes you can, always have safe sex, if you have a cold sore on the lips you can pass it on to your partner

they CAN have sex but its still possible for the partner to get it. its just when theirs no outbreak it a LESS chance of getting it, but it doesnt disapear.

Avoid sexual contact (oral and genital) when they have a cold sore - or a tingling telling them there's about to be a cold sore!

Other than that - it's perfectly safe!

Yeah, they can still have sex, but they still run the passing herpes on. Just because there isn't a current outbreak doesn't mean it goes away.

Why would u have sex with them anyway? And yeah you can still get it outbreak or not its still catchable.

You can but they should be careful.

Yep. If they don't have an outbreak, it shouldn't be contagious

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