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I Have Cold Sores, Despite Not Having Symptoms Of An

I have cold sores, despite not having symptoms of an outbreak at the time, I gave my girlfriend genital herpes by fingering her and using my saliva as lubricant. If I were to have sex with her when she was showing symptoms. Is it possible for me to also get genital herpes, or is it impossible because I already have the HSV-1 virus?
posted on Sun, 24 Jun 2018
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