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another cold sore question

by jamieson07, Feb 05, 2009 12:21PM

ok i know this is yet anothing cold sores and herpes question but ive been getting mixed information, some say the virus that causes cold sores is still contagious even when there is no cold sore present and some sites say only a few days after a cold sore has completely disappeared the risk of transmitting the virus to gentials is still there. my girlfriend has a cold sore and its been there for id say close to 5 days now and what i would like to know is obiviously there is a risk if she performs oral sex on me right now with her cold sore, but is there still a chance i will get gential herpes even after her cold sore is completely cleared up?

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by gracefromHHP

, Feb 06, 2009 08:59AM

Oral herpes sheds during obvious cold sores as well as periodically in between obvious cold sores. So yes, you can still potentially contract hsv1 even when your gf doesn't have an obvious cold sore present.

Have you been tested to know your own herpes status?

grace

by jamieson07, Feb 06, 2009 10:37AM

To: grace

no i currently have not been tested to know my herpes status

by gracefromHHP

, Feb 06, 2009 10:49AM

That's your next step - to see if transmission is even an issue.

grace

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