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Living with cold sore (oral herpes)
Living with Cold Sore (oral herpes)
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can you have oral herpes if you never had s cold sore?
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A 35-year old asked:
If you drink after someone with a cold sore, what are the chances of getting oral herpes?
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A 37-year old asked:
I'm just wondering, if you ever get a cold sore in your life you have oral herpes for life?
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A female asked:
If i have a cold sore and i had oral sex, does that mean my partner has incurable herpes 100%???
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A 26-year old female asked:
If you have herpes does it matter if you give oral to your partner if you have a cold sore?
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A 16-year old female asked:
The last time my boyfriend had a cold sore was about two years ago. is there any chance of me getting herpes if we perform any type of oral sex?
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A 30-year old asked:
Is it possible to contract herpes from a cold sore during oral sex?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could you tell me if my husband performs oral sex on me with a cold sore would I contract herpes?
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A member asked:
Can a cold sore turn into genital herpes from oral sex?
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A 33-year old asked:
Cold sore the day after giving my gf oral, did she have genital herpes?
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A 34-year old asked:
Yesterday my boyfriend gave me oral sex w/ a cold sore, could I get genital herpes?
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A 37-year old asked:
Yesterday my boyfriend gave me oral sex with a cold sore, can i get genital herpes?
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A female asked:
Is type 1 herpes be transmitted through oral sex? Is that something i have to live with for the rest of my life? My husband had a cold sore and we had oral sex. now i have a sore on my genitals. I am afraid that this is something i have to live with for t
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have no signs of herpes down below and have been with my husband for three years. When he gets colds sore it can be after he has given me oral sex
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A 47-year old asked:
Can you get incurable genital herpes from a cold sore through oral sex?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can you do to prevent cold sores hsv 1 cold sore treatment and prevention (oral herpes)?
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A 38-year old asked:
i have a cold sore and i have preformed oral sex on him. What's the likely hood of one of us getting genital herpes?
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A 27-year old male asked:
If i have a cold sore thats going away and I performed oral sex on my girlfriend for 8 seconds, will she get genital herpes?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can oral herpes be transmitted through sharing drinks and/or lipsticks, even in the person doesn't have a cold sore or active lesion?
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A 45-year old asked:
If my husband performs oral sex on me with a cold sore would i contract herpes? I know there are different types of herpes. so perhaps i would just run the risk of a herpes simplex 1 outbreak?
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A 49-year old asked:
I want to know what is the difference between a cold sore, a canker sore, and oral herpes?
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A 21-year old female asked:
If I have a food allergy related cold sore that has been treated and is dried up and I gave oral sex will my partner get genital herpes?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have a cold sore that has a yellow crust over it, guessing almost healed. I gave oral sex forgetting i had it. Can my boyfriend get genital herpes?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Partner has cold sore and sex occurs (no oral-genital contact) is risk of genital herpes? Transfer from hands possible? How long until symptoms occur?
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A 18-year old female asked:
if a person has oral herpes simplex virus 1 and their partner has it to, can they both be sexual active, like kissing when the cold sore heals?
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A 39-year old female asked:
If your partner has a cold sore on lip and you perform oral sex on them and then have unprotected sex what is the risk of getting genital herpes?
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A member asked:
If i have a canker sore/cold sore, why did my hsv1 test come back negative? I had a canker sore that resulted in giving my girlfriend genital herpes when i gave her oral sex....she's positive for HSV1, but I'm not. is that normal? Did we take different te
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A 45-year old asked:
Planning on getting oral from a girl who has had cold sores before. am i safe from getting herpes?
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A 24-year old male asked:
White bumps after getting penis scraped with teeth via oral. no pain outside of one day of soreness, no fluid from them, no crusting. Is it herpes?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A 42-year old asked:
What are the earliest symptoms of cold sores (oral herpes)?
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