pink.lipgloss21 asked:


This morning I woke up with two massive cold sore thingies on my lips. I’ve suffered from cold sore outbreaks once or twice a year since I was about 8 years old. I was just browsing the net for creams/treatments for this, when it was suggested that this could be herpes! Herpes! Omg! I thought that was a sexually transmitted disease! But thinking back, I did have oral sex with my husband 2days ago. But then again, we have had oral sex tons of times that hant resulted in this outbreak. I’m confused as to what is the difference between Herpes and a cold sore, and if I’ve suffered from these from before I was ever sexually active then it can’t be herpes can it? Now I’m just totally confused as to what herpes is. Is this something IIm just suseptable and prone to, or did my husband give it to me? HELP! xx
Thank you everyone, all of your answers are brilliant, so informative, and have completly relieved me… thank u so much. Am totally struggling to choose a best answer now! xx

Jay