Question:
hello, i am a little bit scared right now and i would like to know if i should be worried or if i am just being paranoid for no reason. This morning i woke up and i had a cold sore (HSV-1) on my lip. Today was the second day i had it, i felt the tingling yesterday and today it was a full blown sore with inflamation aswell. MY QUESTION IS: Can you get herpes on your genitals (penis) if you touch the sore on your mouth, dont wash your hands and then about 5-10 minutes later use the bathroom to pee and touch your penis with the same hand that you touched the sore with?? Because i put a little bit of zovirax on my finger and rubbed it onto the sore, then sat down and watched TV for a few minutes and completely forgot by the time i went to go pee. As soon as i realised i took a shower but who knows if that helped. Could i have infected myslef??

Answer:
although it is possible to spread it.. hsv 1(coldsores) rarely, although possible to your genitals...

it seems you caught it fast and you "took" the shower... i may too have forgot to wash my hands in the beginning... don't worry... just start taking steps to remember to wash...

if you don't have a sore now on your genital and you already took the showere and hands... just don't do it again... i do not suggest to play with your coldsore and then touch anywhere on your body without a through cleaning with antibacterial soap and so on..

take more care next time... but don't worry if it is not there now... you probably are fine.. just don't try it again... take more precautions... try to take some vitamins too...

Answer:
although it is possible to spread it.. hsv 1(coldsores) rarely, although possible to your genitals...

it seems you caught it fast and you "took" the shower... i may too have forgot to wash my hands in the beginning... don't worry... just start taking steps to remember to wash...

if you don't have a sore now on your genital and you already took the showere and hands... just don't do it again... i do not suggest to play with your coldsore and then touch anywhere on your body without a through cleaning with antibacterial soap and so on..

take more care next time... but don't worry if it is not there now... you probably are fine.. just don't try it again... take more precautions... try to take some vitamins too...

Answer:
thanks for the reply..it was very very helpfull...if anyone else would like to add their input your welcome too