Question 1

can you give yourself genital herpes from your own cold sore?

Accepted Answer

Technically..: Yes, you could if the sore was open and shedding the virus, and you touched the sore on your mouth and then right after touched your genitals.Although this is more of a technicality,studies show that it is becoming more common than it used to be in the last decade.I would generally avoid immediate genital contact after touching an open cold sore as a rule to be safest.

Question 2

can you give yourself genital herpes from touching your own cold sore than your genitals?

Accepted Answer

No: You already have herpes - you can give it to some one else, but you already have it…so you can't really give it to yourself again. It's really rare to transmit to another area on the body.

Question 3

hi was wondering if positive with hsv-1 can you give yourself genital herpes by accident touching mouth to genital whilst washing below

Accepted Answer

NO: HSV-1 is Oral herpes and can not cause "Genital herpes" by definition (It would be simply HSV-1).  However, to take the flip side, if someone has genital herpes and you perform oral sex on that person, you can get Genital herpes on your lips/mouth area from the contact with the HSV-2 (genital).

Question 4

can you give yourself genital herpes by touching your cold sore than your genitals? or is it rare since you already have the virus/antibodies already?

Accepted Answer

Not so rare: If you have active lesions you can cross transmit the vires from one location to another.

Question 5

can you give yourself genital herpes from touching your mouth than genitals even when there are no signs and symptoms of a cold sore?

Accepted Answer

Here are some ...: Auto-inoculation of herpes is possible but very rare. Despite such likelihood, do some thing within our control, that is, personal quality lifestyle without obsession and overindulgence so to enhance personal defense immune ability and minimize cross over by timely hand washing, but not becoming compulsive. Remember contacting infective agents doesn't mean contracting it ...

Question 6

if you touch your coldsore, wash hands 60 sec w soap n water, then rub genitals vigorously, can you give yourself genital herpes? had hsv1 for 17yrs

Accepted Answer

Usually cannot: If a person's past hsv-1 infection was on her lips, and she developed (and continues to have) a good level of protective antibodies to hsv-1, then she should not be able to get a new hsv-1 infection elsewhere on her body. She can get an hsv-2 infection elsewhere, if she has never had hsv-2. However, life is not 100% predictable, so nature might seem to "break the rules" sometimes.

Question 7

is genital herpes just sexually transmitted or can you accidently give yourself genital herpes from a cold sore?

Accepted Answer

See below: Genital herpes used to be just Herpes simplex type 2. Cold sore used to be just Herpes simplex type 1. However, that is no longer the case. Either virus can appear as the genital or cold sore form. You can transfer one type to the opposite site. However, both herpes are transmissable only when you have active lesions filled with fluid (full of virus).

Question 8

if you have a cold sore on your lip can you accidentally give yourself genital herpes with no sexual contact?

Accepted Answer

You can not: Cold sore on your lip is caused by a different  herpes virus than the genital herpes virus.

Question 9

is it possible to accidentally give yourself genital herpes from touching your lip with a just beginning/unseen sore and touching your genitals while using the restroom?

Accepted Answer

: No, not possible. People are immune (or at least highly resistant) to new infections with the HSV type they already have. Your oral herpes almost certainly is HSV1, so you are at little or no risk for a new HSV1 infection, either from someone else or from yourself. Don't take chances; keep your hands away from your oral herpes outbreaks and wash hands before toilet. But little risk if you forget.

Question 10

could i give myself genital herpes?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you have herpes virus and had a sore on your mouth that you were touching, and then touched your genital area with saliva containing the virus, transfer could occur.

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Can you give yourself genital herpes by touching your cold sore than your genitals? or is it rare since you already have the virus/antibodies already?

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Can you give yourself genital herpes from touching your mouth than genitals even when there are no signs and symptoms of a cold sore?

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If you touch your coldsore, wash hands 60 sec w soap n water, then rub genitals vigorously, can you give yourself genital herpes? had hsv1 for 17yrs

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