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autoinoculation
hello , i am 14 years of age and i have had cold sores since i was really young and the other day i was looking in my mouth and happened to touch the cold sore and the slaiva in my mouth and then right after i carelessly touched my vaginal area. Is it posssible i have spread herpes to my genitals now? I heard autoinoculation is very rare but i still wanted to be sure.
You aren't going to give yourself hsv1 genitally this way. Your body already has significant protection against contracting hsv1 on other body parts plus it takes far more than just touching the genital area to get herpes there.
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm is a terrific link for more reading on hsv oral infections just to further educate yourself on your cold sores :)
grace
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn_oralherpes.cfm is a terrific link for more reading on hsv oral infections just to further educate yourself on your cold sores :)
grace
I'd read some sources over internet said that if your body already had the antibody for HSV-1, then you probably would not get autoinoculation.
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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.
