I Have A Cold Sore And Have Performed Oral Sex

Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2020

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Question : I have a cold sore and have performed oral sex with my partner. What are the chances He can get genital herpes from it?

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hsv1 can cause genital sores too.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

If you have a cold sore and had oral sex most probably you are going to have genital herpes , sores caused by HSV1.
The probability increases if the sore is open and leaking fluid and is less if sore was healing.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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