Cold Sore...Oral Sex...HELP!

[Ray2490]

I've been getting cold sores all my life and they've always been painful, big and take a long time to go away. About a week ago I woke up with a very small red bump with (what looked like) a white head. So I figured it was a pimple since usually they are much worse. I actually popped it later than night, just like a pimple. It dried up and I didnt take any medication for it. The next day me and my partner had oral sex, normally I wouldn't but I figred it was just a pimple. Now, about a week later, my partner has what looks like the same thing, right now it's just a red bump (no whitehead), and I'm incredibly afraid that I may have given him the virus....what are the chances that he will recieve genital herpes!?!?! Im so scared, I don't want him to have herpes because of my dumb mistake. Im still not even sure that my bump was a cold sore in the first place...what do u think? what are the chances my partner will get genital herpes!

[gracefromHHP]

The best thing to do is for your partner to go be seen and get this "pimple" cultured for herpes and typed.

Has your partner ever had a herpes blood test before to know what his status is?

The risk of him contracting hsv1 genitally depends on his own hsv1 status. Even if he can't recall ever having a cold sore before - that doesn't mean that he doesn't already have hsv1 orally himself.

grace

[Ray2490]

The "pimple" is already gone now...and I dont think he has hsv1 or anything, well....maybe...but i was his first kiss and his first everything so hes definately clean but i think it will be okay because it turned out to not be a cold sore....still a little worried that he could some how get genital herpes, do u think he could still get genital herpes even if he doesnt have facial herpes???

[inatizzy30]

You would be doing yourself a favor to go get a blood test for HSV. If you do have HSV 1, you could easily give it to someone via oral sex.