Can I have genital herpes?
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I'm 17 years old and I have oral herpes. I had only one outbreak and it was almost 4 years ago.
During my first outbreak I wasn't really aware of what was happening to me, so my fear is:
Did I gave myself genital herpes? I mean, I'm sure I didn't touch the cold sore and immeadiately touched my genitals, but I may have touched my coldsore briefly while I was in the bathroom, then after touched the toilet paper to clean myself.
Could a small quantity of the virus survive in the toilet paper and infect my genitals?
Also, is it normal that I didn't feel any pain or itch during this first outbreak? I was only sick.
Thank you.
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ashlyn26137 giovanna03476
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You could of or the virus could of just spread on its own you don't have to touch a certain place it can spread in the ears eyes and in the brain you don't have to touch a cold sore then another place for it to be there though it could happen.
FelizCastus ashlyn26137
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FelizCastus giovanna03476
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If you already had oral herpes for a while at the time, you should be immune from getting it elsewhere. Also, herpes does not transmit by minute amounts on toilet paper. Doesn't work like that.
giovanna03476 FelizCastus
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Yeah. I don't think I was totally immune from it since it was my first outbreak. But it's definitely like you said, the transmission can't occur that easily, even in the theory there's a small risk.
Thank you