What are cold sores? Are they STD's?

Is a form of herpes. Just dont touch anyone else with ur mouth while u have cold sores or share drinks and everyones fine. Its a common thing

Cold sores unfortunately are considered an STIā€¦ you may not of contacted it sexually but it definitely can be transmitted through oral and from there can be transmitted through sexā€¦ even if there are no visible breakoutā€¦ you can have lesions in your mouth/ throat and not even know it. It very common, almost everyone has had a form of herpesā€¦ chicken pox, mono,shinglesā€¦

Canker sores pop up the most when your hormones are fluctuating, especially after having a baby or during your monthly. They suck but theyā€™re not contagious

Its the herpes virus . It is sex transmitted as well as lip to lipā€¦

It is a form of hepres, but not the form that is an STDā€¦We call them fever blisters and they can be caused by stress :heart:

I have one I can feel tingling on my top lip, Iā€™ve been putting Abreva religiously and itā€™s been 3 days and it hasnā€™t gotten any worse yet.

I commented earlier but forgot to add a serious note. I take Valacyclovir my doc prescribed at the very early signs of one coming on. This is very important. Caught early it will NEVER FORM. NOT acyclovir. VALACYCLOVIR. 1000mg

Pretty common. You can take a prescription to keep them at bay.

they can cause herpes which is why they tell you to be careful and why he might be paranoid

Also these tend to arise when we are stressed

There is hsv 1 and hsv 2 only difference is one is on ur mouth the other genitals . It can spread so be careful during and outbreak. It can be passed to baby during birth. Maybe ur parents had it if u have had it since u were a child. Donā€™t scratch them and touch ur eyes . Wash hands if u scratch they can get in ur nail beds and ur eyes and genitals. Iā€™m a nurse and have seen bad cases. It is contagious avoid contact w outbreaks . Donā€™t share drinks and stuff like that or kiss.

Sounds like if he is smart enough to know hsv1 can be transmitted sexually, then he should be smart enough to know how common they are. Dont put your mouth on his peepee during an ā€œoutbreak.ā€ Youā€™ll both be just fine lol.

no matter what you do, DO NOT KISS THE BABY until fully gone! it can be deadly

COLD SORES ARE NOT STDs! Rarely, u COULD pass on these cold sores to your partner sexually if u participate in oral relations during an outbreakout but I doubt seriously this would happen due to the pain! Cold sores are herpes simplex 1. The STD he is referring to is Herpes 2 and they are in the same family but NOT ALIKE! Ur baby daddy is either immature or not very supportive. Stop stressing. This makes it worse! U are beautiful, worthy of love and support and he should be freely giving both! Donā€™t accept less! Iā€™m not speaking out of turn. I have had the exact same issues as you. Almost verbatim. God bless your family!!

Iā€™m here to help you with advice about knocking the cold sore out fast! Take the multi vitamin called l lysin itā€™s an antiviral. You can take them daily as a preventative as well! Keep taking your prenatals too they will help with hair loss. Also on a spiritual level you need to turn within and love you, focus on your body and health and take your power back as a women, you are strong, worthy and beautiful! Here is a picture of the multivitamin.

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Hydrogen peroxide clears them up. It burns like hell but it dries them up and they go away within few days. Last time I had one was 4 years ago. I tried prescription creams and Abreva, didnā€™t work. Acyclovir pills helped but peroxide completely wipes them out and itā€™s all I use if/ when I get one.

cold sores are a form of herpes (symplex 1) . the link here explains the difference below.

HSV1 is the herpes virus that appears on your mouth AND can appear down ā€œthereā€. HSV2 is more common with appearing just down ā€œthereā€. The herpes virus is the same virus that causes chicken pox and shingles. People tend to have more outbreaks when their immune system is weakened- stress, illness, age, etc. unfortunately any variant of the herpes virus is considered an STD as it stands for ā€œsexually transmitted diseaseā€. If it can be transmitted sexually- then yes it is an STD. Any variant of the herpes virus can appear on genitals and can be spread through sexual contact. I had to do a LOT of research on this while I was in college- I think it said upward of over 90% of Americans have some form of the virus. It happens :woman_shrugging:t2: