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Seeing my boyfriend w/ cold sore

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:30 pm
by adip0se
I'm going over my boyfriend's house tomorrow and I have a cold sore......is there anything I should avoid doing to avoid the spread of more of them? He also has the virus.

Re: Seeing my boyfriend w/ cold sore

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:07 pm
by Emma
If he already has the virus, you're not going to give it to him again, he has it for good (because the HSV virus can't be "cured," only treated). However, mouth-to-genital contact can cause the spread of the sores to your partner's genitalia, so avoid that during an outbreak.

Re: Seeing my boyfriend w/ cold sore

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:41 pm
by adip0se
Thank you! Also, if i kiss him, will that make him get a sore?

Re: Seeing my boyfriend w/ cold sore

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:13 pm
by Emma
You can't give cold sores to someone who already gets them--the virus is already in his body, so kissing him won't infect him anew!