she needs to see her provider for proper evaluation.
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Continuation from the above post:
My girlfriend has a rash/cold sore like on the corners of the mouth. No legions on the lower or upper lip. Her symptoms include redness on rash, fever for a day, and no cracks on the skin. I've been think the worse does it sounds like Herpes or it could be ANGULAR CHEILITIS. Thanks
Unless you get an obvious cold sore to know it, there's no easy or cheap way to know if you also contracted hsv1 orally or not.
You can have canker sores and also be hsv1+ too. They are 2 totally different conditions.
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Hello everyone, I need some opinions please.
About 2 yrs ago I was diagnosed with genital HSV-1. I’ve had about 3 episodes total. I’ve never had cold sore but I’ve had painful blisters on my tongue and the inside of my lower lip a few times but never outside my lips. My doctor told me these probably are Canker Sore not produced by Herpes. For the last year I haven’t had any re-occurrences and I’ve been dating someone (we just kiss around not sex). Problem is now, a few days ago my girlfriend text me and told me that she woke up with a cold sore on one side of her mouth and then next day she got high fever. “Once again I’ve never had cold sores”. Moreover my girlfriend mentioned to me that her sister gets cold sores sometimes. Now, my girlfriend’s sister has a baby which kissed my girlfriend on her mouth the other day so I think maybe my girlfriend got the cold sore from baby since the baby's mother gets cold sores sometimes. I don't know what to thinks any more.
Some Questions:
If I have never had cold sores even though I have genital HSV-1 could I have passed it on to my girlfriend when we kissed?
Do all cold sores have to be Herpes or can it anything else?
Do the blisters I’ve had in my tongue and the inside my lower lips sound like herpes or just Canker Sores (these are very painful)?
Thank very much for your fast response and for this helpful website.
There's no easy way to know if you also contracted hsv1 orally at the same time or not unless you get an obvious cold sore. the symptoms you describe orally do sound more like canker sores than oral herpes as your doctor already told you.
At this point you'll never figure out who had what first since it's 2 years after the fact. The best thing to do is just accept that you have it at least genitally and approach it from that standpoint.
for new partners, they will need to get tested for herpes ( and other std's ) before the two of you are intimate together. Even though you have hsv1 genitally you can still get hsv2 so knowing a partner's status is in your best interest. If they already have hsv1 orally, they are unlikely to contract hsv1 genitally. it can happen but the risk is very low. the whole situation that occured with you and your ex gf really is the exception to the rule for the most part. if a partner has hsv2, then you'll need to take appropriate precautions.
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