Question:
Does the initial OB always occur in the place it was contracted? For example, If HSV-1 was contracted through kissing, can it not outbreak in the mouth, but outbreak in the genitals instead?

Answer:
The skin that comes into contact with the virus is where the infection is.

In other words if you hugged grandma and she had a coldsore and it touched your cheek and you became infected any ob's would be on your cheek.

If your mouth comes into contact with orally infected skin or genitally infected skin your mouth would be the location of the infection and any ob would be oral. Could be lips or inside of mouth. Some people have them on the chin, above the lip or even on their nose.

If you had intercourse with someone who has a genital infection the skin of the genitals would be infected and any ob would be in the "boxer shorts" area.

Answer:
Thanks for the info! I am guessing if I got a coldsore on my mouth, I'd know it. It's probably nothing like having a zit. I only broke out genitally I am pretty sure.

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I just don't get how the same night I contracted this from him genitally, I gave him oral sex too, and never got it on my mouth. Especially since HSV-1 likes the mouth better than the genitals.

Answer:
It's hard to say why some things happen and others don't. It could be that you are infected orally and your immune system controls it so you don't have evidence of an ob. It could be that your genital area was more vulnerable.

I swear that hormones make it much harder for women when it comes to genital infections.

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I just don't get how the same night I contracted this from him genitally, I gave him oral sex too, and never got it on my mouth. Especially since HSV-1 likes the mouth better than the genitals. I was just diagnosed, and I'm having the same question, because I got it in two other places if you know what I mean....