My partner gets really bad monthly outbreaks of coldsores on his lips and also around his mouth. he told me when he was young he used to also get them on his thumb because he used to suck it.unfortunately for me i have a phobia of contracting it both orally and genitally. ive never caught them off him orally despite kissing him while he has symptoms, and so far i havent let him give me oral sex as i actually am recovering from vaginal lichen planus with treatment by immunesuppressants. i guess what im wondering is there any way to reduce the ourbreaks for him and minimise my chances of catching it especially since in on immune suppressants. im more concerned of catching it genitally.