Girlfriend may have given me herpes.?

you realize that one in 8 people are born with latent oral herpes right? you might have had them since you were a child. its much more likely that you got them from your mother. you can have oral herpes for a lifetime without the symptoms ever developing. its ussually stress and cold dry weather that causes the symptoms to actually show. while you have the symptoms (AKA cold sores) it is important not to kiss other people on the mouth or go down on them. it is also important to wash your hands before and after handeling your genitals (before you use the restroom). oral herpes can and will spread and become genital herpes if they get in that area.