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Question:
I would like to know if it is possible to catch herpes from a "hand job" at a massage parlour. For example if the masseuse does not wash her hands between clients, what is the risk of transmission ?
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Answer:
by Yvonne Fulbright: ()
Herpes can be transmitted in several ways. Given a scenario you may be thinking of in particular at a massage parlor, see if any of these modes of transmission may apply. Herpes is transmitted via:
1. anal or vaginal sex with an infected partner
2. oral sex (if one has a cold sore and performs oral sex on a parner, it can result in genital herpes)
3. grinding
4. genital contact with objects, like toilet seats or moist towels, used by an infected person
5. from an infected mother to her baby while in utero or during childbirth
Thank you for visiting the Sexual Health Network.
Yvonne K. Fulbright, MS.Ed.
Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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