t take unless the virus is massaged into the exposed tissues -- for which reason initial herpes lesions usually occur at the sites of maximum friction
during sex. That is, the penis in men, vaginal opening and labia minor in women, or the anus if exposed -- and generally not the scrotum, groin, labia major, etc. Second, "soft, pink, painless, pimple-like bumps" doesn't really describe herpes.