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A member asked:

What is the difference between genital herpes and oral cold sores?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Primarily location: Herpes simplex virus caises both oral lesions and genital lesions. Type 1 is usually found on the lips or mouth and type 2 in the genital region...But not always, as oral sex can cause either to be transmittedto the other area.

Dr Usitalo and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/4/2015

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Two different types: One is hsv-1 other is hsv-2 and sexually transmitted disease.

Answered 7/22/2012

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I have been using abreva. I have gotten cold sores before. I was just curious if I were to give my boyfriend oral, would he get genital herpes?

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