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Can lip picking with no cold sores cause genital herpes?
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No: Once someone has been infected with herpes more than a few months, the virus they is not transmitted to other body areas. Even with active cold sores, herpes is never transmitted to a person's own genital area. Don't worry about it.
Answered 4/13/2016
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