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Reply To: Can I give myself genital herpes from a cold sore?

almostfine 3 weeks ago

It is possible, it is called autoinoculation, and it is much less common than the worry suggests. It mostly happens around a first infection, when your body has not yet built a response.

If you have had cold sores for years, your immune system has already met this virus and moving it around your own body is unlikely.

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