Genital herpes

I have HSV-1 genitally and he gets cold sores

Diagnosed with HSV-1 in the genital area. My partner has had cold sores since childhood. Are we passing the same thing back and forth?

salt_marsh 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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second_tuesday 5 months ago

Almost certainly you acquired it from oral to genital contact, which is now a very common route for first episodes of genital herpes.

Passing it back and forth is not really how it works. Once someone has been infected with a type, existing antibodies make acquiring the same type at another site much less likely.

low_ceiling 5 months ago

The practical rule in our house is no oral sex when he has a cold sore or feels one coming. That is the moment shedding is highest, and it is a small ask for the benefit.

west_pier 5 months ago

Genital HSV-1 also tends to recur much less often than HSV-2 does, so the outlook is generally better than the general herpes information you have probably been reading.

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