If you have cold sores, is it possible to give your partner genital herpes We ask a sexual health expert. Genital herpes and cold sores (oral herpes) are the names given to two types of infection caused by the two types of herpes simplex virus (hsv) Cold sores are no fun and can affect your sex life Oral sex from a partner with cold sores can lead to the spread of herpes A cold sore on a person’s lips, tongue, or mouth is an outbreak of oral herpes
Oral herpes is most often caused by a virus called herpes simplex virus type 1 Up to 8 out of 10 american adults have oral herpes Genital herpes is most often caused herpes simplex virus type 2 Both types, however, can cause oral or genital infections. If a person with a cold sore on the mouth does oral sex he or she can give his/her partner ‘cold sores on the genitals’ which is genital herpes Also, cold sores on the face may be caught from someone with genital herpes through oral sex.
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