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A member asked:
If i have an active cold sore (i have had them before, years ago) and i wipe my genital area with a tissue that has my saliva on it, will i get genital herpes? how long do i have to wait before i can test for genital herpes?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
You will not get genital herpes from the circumstance you described. You have infection around the mouth and the virus will be there for the rest of your life, but you also have immunity to the virus that will prevent it from spreading to other sites. Get HPV vaccine. Wish you good health!
Answered 8/3/2022
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Depends. If it is just outside and not too much contamination then probably not. But yes you can infect the genital area that way so pl stop using such unhygienic method. If you get active infection you will get painful sores in the area witin 2 weeks or you may not -yet have the virus there. Best to get tested
Answered 8/3/2022
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