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How to know if HSV-1 is oral or genital?
I’ve been recently diagnosed with HSV-1 through IgG bloodwork. I have never had an outbreak so how do I tell where I would be “shedding” from? Sorry if sounds like an ignorant question but everything I’ve read talks about shedding happening around lesion site.
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Statistically, if you've not had symptoms, hsv1 is oral. Up to 80% of the population has hsv1 orally (the older you are, the higher the %).
90% of those with oral hsv1 never get a cold sore, so chances are likely that yours is oral. That's what I'd assume if I were you.
90% of those with oral hsv1 never get a cold sore, so chances are likely that yours is oral. That's what I'd assume if I were you.
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I’ve read further and that seems to be mentioned quite often. Thank you for your response.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
