Reply To: Girlfriend gets cold sores. Should I be worried?

[Terri Warren]

Yes, it is extremely rare (I may have seen it once in 32 years) that someone who has antibody to HSV 1 gets it in a new place on their body. However, if you have HSV 1 and you have never had a cold sore, you can’t know if this antibody is due to oral or genital infection, assuming you have received oral sex in the past? Hope that answers your question.

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Terri