When I was a child, I would get cold sores with a cold. Now I get them about once a year but there is alot of activity going on in the inside of my lip where they come. How do I know if I contract herpes through sex or is that the only way a person can get herpes 1?
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Q: I have always had cold sores whenever I got a cold. How do I know if I contracted herpes 1 through s
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10/ 1/08 5:02am
type 1 is the most common, you don't always catch it by being sexually active. You can catch it by charing drinks with other people & kissing. I remember lots of kids in my class (when I was little) had cold sores. Don't feel ashamed, it's quite common.
10/13/11 10:37pm
A lot of people get it from their mom or dad kissing them when they were a baby. Like ur mom probably kissed u when u were little if she had one. I get them and they suck. I don't want anyone to see me and I feel dirty cause of the stigma attached to it. I did find an over the counter pill that works if u take it right at that first tingle. It stops it from coming out. I get it online at www.kisuhealthylips.com. It is the only thing that works for me. Good luck.
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