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Can you get HSV1 by kissing (peck) when present?

Can you get HSV1 by kissing (peck) when present?  My girl has had a cold sore on her lips three years ago and I gave her a kiss.  Did I contract the HSV1 virus?  I had not had a symptom yet.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
from the pecking affair i would certainly say its really not possible.
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I'm more afraid of the genital side then the oral.  Do everyone with hsv1 spread the virus even if a person have not ever gotten any symptoms?
How long do I have to wait until I experience an outbreak?
3149845 tn?1506627771
yes
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I'm 34 and got a full panel std test and came back reactive for hsv1, but haven't ever had a cold sore.  I spoke to my mother about me having any cold sores and she told me that I had not had any.  I know I had a one night stand four months ago, but I still haven't gotten an outbreak.  I dated this girl three years ago not knowing she gets cold sores until one day she had one.  She always  performed oral sex on me without a condom or a cold sore, but you said it will transmit in the shedding stage.  Can I have gotten hsv1 from her or the one night stand?  

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I still haven't gotten a cold sore on my mouth or genital yet and I'm scared.
3149845 tn?1506627771
if a person has a fresh herpes lip lesion and gives oral sex, it would be quite risky. Yes a person can have hsv1 in both places but those that do contracted it at the same time otherwise an established infection in one area puts a person basicly immune to contracting it in another.
Oral hsv1 sheds about 9-18% of the time.
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Can it transmit when shedding?
3149845 tn?1506627771
As a rule is takes rubbing massaging to force it in.
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3149845 tn?1506627771
I dont have any stats but those with hsv2 get them more often than hsv1 and first time average about a week later but yours was nearly zero risk
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Even if the three pecks were forceful?
How about receiving unprotected oral when a cold sore isn't present?  When do people with hsv1 shed?  Can someone have hsv1 orally and genitally?
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How often do adults get symptoms from when exposed to hsv1 for the first time and how long until symptoms show up?
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3149845 tn?1506627771
Hi, no, it takes more than a peck but rubbing to force the virus into a nerve.
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