HSV-1 question

Ok I have gotten cold sores since I can remember. Most likely I got the infection by sharing makeup with my mom who gets cold sores too. We both get maybe one a year. I have been married to my husband for 5 years and he had never gotten a cold sore before. When I get a cold sore we are always careful to avoid kissing, oral sex, and sharing chapstick or drinking glasses. He however got his first cold sore this week so I am thinking he may have picked up the virus from me even though I do not currently have a cold sore. Neither one of us has genital herpes but my worry is that now that we have both had a cold sore, is it possible or likely that we could give genital HSV-1 to one another through oral sex even if there is not an active cols sore on our mouths? I would appreciate an informed answer as I would like to keep that from happening or if I even have a reason to worry. Thank you!

[auntiejessi]

Eh I'd say its possible, but if you don't have any symptoms genitally, I wouldn't worry about it.

Your husband could have had oral hsv1 before, and just now got a cold sore.  You will likely never know.

As long as you avoid oral sex with an active cold sore, you all should not get it genitally since you have it orally.

aj