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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Exp 16 years

Cold Sores Contagious Genital Herpes

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

I had an std test, came up negative for everything, including genital herpes , with the exception of HSV-1 , which I understand is the virus that causes cold sores (they tested for it to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Anshul Varshney MD

I have a question. About 4 years ago. I was diagnosed with Cold sores/ herpes simplex 1 (oral ... of cold sores at least one time a year. I don't know nor think I have been exposed to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Saul Weinreb MD

So I'm freaking out. I was diagnosed 4 years ago with cold sores a.k.a oral herpes . Now if for whatever reason I touched my cold sore and accidentally touch my genital area will I... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saul Weinreb ( OBGYN)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

on. I never cheated on my spouse. nor payed attention to his cold sores. while I am not in a ...yes, I was just diagnosed with genital herpes after 15 years of marriage....my husband is now ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Monika Dede MD

Minday. I noticed a painful blister that appeared just yesterday( Wednesday). Is this genital herpes- see attahced. From time to time i suffer from cold sores on my mouth but have never been... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Dede ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)

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Dr. Lohit K MD

Valaciclivir only treats Genital Herpes or both Genital Herpes and Cold Sores around the mouth? I ... cold sores and he doesn t have Genital Herpes. Is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lohit K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

type2 genital herpes to him even though my bloodwork shows I am negative for type 2 herpes? I would never kiss or perform oral sex with a man if any cold sores were present, I never get... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. S. Murugan MD

had cold sores when I was younger for type 1 of herpes. Could that have been why the test was positive ...I just found out i have genital herpes and I have a hard time figuring out why... View answer

Answered by : Dr. S. Murugan ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. Dr. Nupur K MD

My boyfriend gets cold sores on his lips a couple times a year. He preformed oral sex on me with a ... this something serious? Could i possibly get genital herpes from him? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prasad Akole MD

do keep getting cold sores on my lips or nose area every few months or so, whenever i have a cold. I am just concerned about genital herpes , is there any other results I can do to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad Akole ( Critical Care Specialist)