Good to know:A condom does not offer effective protection against the transmission of HSV. Avoiding all sexual activity is recommended during an outbreak of herpes, because HSV can spread via any form of genital contact between a person with an active infection and others. Read more about preven...
While HSV-1 is commonly referred to as the oral herpes (aka cold sores) that 90 percent of people have, HSV-2 is typically the genital STD. But confusingly, you can actually get either strain on the genitals or orally. Though it's true that herpes lives in your body forever once ...