lizz33

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with genital hsv2. I had a inconclusive swab of lesions on my genitals a few years ago but have just recently had it confirmed with a blood test. My concern now is that I have passed the infection to my bf via oral sex. I told him about my swab test a few years ago so we have used condoms but did not use protection during oral sex as I thought the risk of transmission through oral sex was minimal.I started to panick when he developed a cold sore on his upper lip. It seems likely to me that this was a oral outbreak of hsv 2 but ive read they are rare and most of the time inffect the genital region as well? He has never had any cold sores as of yet on his genitals and has never to his knowledge had a oral cold sore before. I am quite confused by this and would love advice from anyone who has had a outbreak of oral hsv 2 before? Can they be isolated to the mouth? Are oral infections of hsv2 as infectious in terms of viral shedding, as genital infections? Would appreciate any answers or advice