HSV1 and HSV2 are two separate (yet very similar) viruses. HSV1 occurs more commonly on the mouth and HSV2 occurs more commonly on the genitals. However, you can get HSV1 on your genitals and HSV2 or your mouth. However, your boyfriend can't give you HSV2 unless he has it himself. He could theoretically give you HSV1 on your genitals if he gave you oral sex, but I'm not sure how likely that would be since if you have HSV1 you already have antibodies to it. But if you have HSV1 on your genitals you have HSV1 on your genitals, not HSV2.
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Date: 2008-01-29 08:32 am (UTC)HSV1 and HSV2 are two separate (yet very similar) viruses. HSV1 occurs more commonly on the mouth and HSV2 occurs more commonly on the genitals. However, you can get HSV1 on your genitals and HSV2 or your mouth. However, your boyfriend can't give you HSV2 unless he has it himself. He could theoretically give you HSV1 on your genitals if he gave you oral sex, but I'm not sure how likely that would be since if you have HSV1 you already have antibodies to it. But if you have HSV1 on your genitals you have HSV1 on your genitals, not HSV2.