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Genital hsv-1?
My husband occasionally has oral cold sores. A few days after performing oral sex on me, he developed one. I have since that occasion had two separate instances of tiny blisters on my outer labia with tingling prior eruption, directly beside my clitorus, a couple months apart in occurrence. We are monogamous, 17 years. I have Crohn's Disease and take Cimzia, an immunosuppressant. Could I have contacted genital hsv-1?
It does seem there is a chance given the possibility you didn't have HSV1 previously and your husband does. It is wise I think to await the results before medication. There are other conditions, staph and fungal infections and molluscum that cause blister like lesions.
Saw gyno today. He seemed unconcerned. Did a swab, but said that it looked like it was healing. I told him it JUST came up last night. I guess I will wait and see what the test results are. He said I didn't need to start medicine until I have a positive test result. But I want meds NOW! There is no way this is NOT hsv. Tingling and blisters are, from what I've read, a sure sign.
I have never been tested for hsv, but have scheduled an appointment to have that done, asap. I don't recall ever having cold sores, but assume that, like the majority of people, I have probably been exposed to hsv-1. I guess I am wondering if because I am immuno-suppressed by Crohn's Disease medications, if I could have re-activated hsv-1, but genitally? I know, unequivocally, that my husband, nor I, have had any previous std's. And the first occurrence I had was related to his oral cold sore. I know it's remotely possible that I had previously never had hsv-1, but, I am skeptical about that line of reasoning.
Have you ever tested for HSV previously? Have you ever had oral cold sores yourself from your youth perhaps?
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
