You definitely should go get it checked out, your exhibiting signs of oral herpes, its a life long disease and incurable. It never goes away and stores itself in your body......

Thanks for the reply.

I know I have oral herpes, but then, so does everybody I know! It's very common, so it's not something i'm at all concerned about. If I went to my gp, he'd laugh me out of his surgery, and tell me to get more sleep and take my vitamins.

I'm more concerned about its relation to genital herpes, which is less common, much more severe, etc., etc.

I think it probably is possible to pass it on, that is what I always heard...But have you tried zovirax yet? I only get cold sores about once every three years now, although it used to be much more often when I was younger. The last couple of times I felt that oh-no thing by a lip, I used it and it seems to keep them from happening.

I know of two indivuals that have contracted genital herpes through oral sex. In fact, I may ask them to post here. One of the individuals who passed it on has never had genital herpes, just cold sores. Now his girlfriend is suffering with genital herpes, and he lives in a world of major guilt.

The viruses are very very similair, and can easily be passed. Please do not take the chance, its not worth the agony caused to someone else.

Can a women who has genital herpes get pregnant and have a child with out giving it to them. And if the woman has herpes does her partner automatically have it too?

yes, a woman with herpes can give birth to a child without infecting him/her. My mother has herpes and gave birth to three herpes-free children. As long as the ob/gyn is aware of the condition, they can opt for a c-section if the mother has an outbreak. The key is being aware and support the immune system during pregnancy to avoid it.

My mother never gave her herpes to my father, they were diligent about not fooling around when she had sores.

Take care.

First of all, I don't know why anyone would want to perform oral on anyone until they are both checked clinically. Whether you have sores in you mouth, or you think you don't, this is not a good approach to oral. If you have a tooth cavity, that could be an avenue for problems. Get medically check for transmittal diseases.

I've heard that if u have a cold sore u can pass it through oral sex however it is more unlikely. But why chance it?

Yes when preg and having birth u can pass genital warts and herpes to the child. Usually only if ur having an outbreak at the time of birth. And the child won't always get it.

I am infected with gential herpes i'll give the whole story so that way maybe coming for someone with the deaise it will help you. I was just getting over being very sick and had a fever blister on my lip I went down on myboyfriend and then had sex with him. I ended up with genital herpes, however he has never had a single outbreak. And since he is the only person I have ever been with it had to of come from him. I had my daughter a year after being diagnosed. I never had an outbreak during my prgnancy. If you have a current outbreak when you go into labor they take the baby c-section because it cna pass to the baby but is much worse for the baby it causes blingness nervous system problems and many other problems often leading to death. I am now pregnant with my second child he is due in feb. I just had an outbreak and took the meds and was treated. Ihad my daughter c-section due to her size before her I only weighted 100 lbs i'm little she was almost 9 lbs and wouldnt' come out so I will have my son c-section too plus I have a severe back injury which makes it immpossible for me to pus a baby out. But if I wouldn't have limitations my kids would have been born naturally. Now when having a baby theres precautions to take to keep the baby from getting it. I wasn't so careful and my two year old might have gh from bathing with me. So no baths with the baby, we don't wash our clothes with hers or the babies. And now the babies won't be washed with hers. So lots of extra laundry but you can't ever be too causious kisses in our house are cheeks only for my daughter and will be for the baby. Hope I helped a little

Hopefully this will help clear up the confusion:
there are 2 types of the herpes simplex virus: type 1 and type 2
type one is usually associated with cold sores on the mouth, type 2 is genital herpes. However, you can get either type orally or on the genitals. It is very contagious. If someone has a cold sore on their mouth, it can cause genital herpes, and vice versa. It is easy to get blood tests for both types. However, if you test positive for one and not the other, you still won't know if you have genital or oral herpes. Men do not have breakouts as frequently as women on average. You can have herpes for years and never know it. You can also transmit the virus without knowing you have a breakout. Hope this helps somebody out there.