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Need help and Info in regards to HSV1

I had unprotected sex with a girl in December of 08 and i had an active cold sore on the corner of my lip.  I performed Oral sex on the girl that night and in the morning has intercourse with the girl i am concerned that i may have somehow transmitted the hsv-1 from my lip to the girls then back to my genitals during intercourse.

I talked to the girl a while after and she told me she was clean and never had any symptoms of anything
However after that night 2 days later i started experiancing burning with urination, a clear discharge, and a scaly rash under my forskin and a little bit on the glands.  the rash lasted for over 4 months however it became less red.  

I have seen 2 urologists
a dermatologist
also 4 other doctors and none of them said it was herpes

Also i have been tested 3 times and all things were negative except hsv1 however i have had coldsores on my lip as long as i can remember.


1. Is it possible i could have infected myself genitally

2. would it appear on my genitals the same way it does orally considering it would be the same strand.  Orally it looks like the basic description but genitally it doesnt look the same its just a red rash.

I been dealing with this since then and the rash is still present under forskin and the clear discharge is still there however not much burning
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897535 tn?1295206435
When a person has an outbreak with lesions (oral or genital), the area can be swabbed/cultured for the herpes virus.

If you tested via blood test for oral HSV-1, and have had cold sores for years, leave it at that: you have oral HSV-1.

Also, a rash lasting 4 months is not herpes.
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Thank you for the advice.  Is there anyway to test the cells in the genital area because the blood test shows up positive because i have had oral hsv-1 as long as i can remember.  I just need a definite answer.
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897535 tn?1295206435
All of the doctors have said you don't have herpes, and you know you already have HSV1, along with about 70% of the population.

Autoinnoculation is incredibly rare. listen to your docs, stop worrying and move on from the herpes thing.

As to the red rash, see a dermatologist if it continues.
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