Reply To: Question about test results

[Terri Warren]

Yes, it is possible to pass the HSV 1 on to a person who does not already have HSV 1. But if someone has HSV 1 orally already, or is not symptomatic but has HSV 1 antibody (they are infected), they will not get a new infection from you.

The lesion on your nipple was, unfortunately, probably herpes as well since the person who gave you oral sex also put his mouth on your nipple. That one may recur, difficult to say, but the nipple is NOT infectious without some kind of symptoms. With the genital infection, it is possible to transmit it without any symptoms to an uninfected person.

Terri