Will genital herpes 1 come back?

i had my first HSV1 ob in january, orally & genitally at the same time (i had never had a cold sore in my life, either). so, yes, you can catch HSV1 through genital-to-genital contact as well as, in my case, oral-to-genital, and my BF had no lesions or symptoms at all. read more

The cold sores and genital herpes lesions that result from a herpes outbreak are actually the result of the immune system finally recognizing the virus as foreign and harmful. The virus then travels back up the nerves and settles in the ganglia, away from the immune system, until the time is right to emerge once again. read more

Furthermore, these tender sores may come back periodically in the same sites. Infections with the herpes simplex virus are very contagious and are spread by direct contact with the skin lesions. There are 2 types of HSV: Type 1 and Type 2. read more