[Question #10583] HSV transmission without kissing
21 months ago
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I was with a woman, we had sex. It seemed like she was about to experience a cold sore. Was a reddish looking bump on her lip. We didn't kiss, but she gave me oral sex, and I rimmed her for like 30 seconds. If I rim, would I be exposed to HSV, like is it passed through the anus and other bodily fluids? If she gave me oral, could I contract it that way and could it spread to other parts of my body?
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
21 months ago
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HSV 1 can be transferred from the mouth of one person to the genital of another by giving oral sex to a person who is not infected with HSV 1. have you ever in your life had a cold sore on your lip or in your nose? If the answer is yes, then you already have HSV 1 and are very unlikely to acquire the same virus in a new location. If the answer is no, you may be infected asymptomatically. If you are truly uninfected, then yes, you could acquire HSV 1 genitally from receiving oral sex from someone with a cold sore approaching (if that's really what that was). You should observe your genitals carefully for the next 2-10 and if something shows up that is an unusual change in the skin there, please be seen and have it swab tested for HSV.
Terri
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21 months ago
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I almost certain it was a cold sore seeing her as few days after. I never kissed her, but diss kiss her neck, breast, and i gave her anal oral briefly. Is it anyway it can travel systematically through those locations? Im aware of her giving me oral risk.
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Terri Warren, RN, Nurse Practitioner
21 months ago
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No, if she had a cold sore, the kinds of behaviors that you did like kissing various parts of her body is not a risk. The virus doesn't travel within her body and come out at another place, if that's what you are asking.
Terri
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