Herpes is a "common" report from Copaxone users, even as far back as the clinical trials. Lets see if I can get some links going.

commonly sited in most side effects lists are

Skin and Appendages:
Frequent: Eczema, herpes zoster, pustular rash, skin atrophy, and warts. Frequent means between one in ten and one in one hundred patients showed this result.

http://www.druglib.com/druginfo/copa...rse-reactions/

http://www.drugs.com/sfx/copaxone-side-effects.html

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/brain_and...100005195.html

If you google herpes and copaxone, you will come up with a bunch of places that list the "known" side effects of copaxone. Herpes is considered COMMON meaning between 1 and 10 and 1 in 100 patients that took Copaxone reported herpes. Whether simplex 1 (cold sores) or Simples 2 (genital) they didnt say. btw, you can spread a cold sore herpes sore to a genital area and you can spread a genital area sore to a lip or eye. We are all exposed to the herpes virus all of our lives. Cold sores are a common thing in this day and age, and with everyone kissing every baby they see, its a wonder we are not blistered as children.

Im sorry to say its not rare to find copaxone patients with herpes. many wont admit it, and many will secretly be blamed by thier partners for bad behaviors that were not committed.

PLEASE have a chat with your neuro about this. dont let it stay a secret or be buried in the ever growing list of side effects. Be open and honest with your partner, and bring them into the conversations with your MD. This is a very treatable condition, but even if you stop the copaxone, you will have to be aware of outbreaks and symptoms to protect your partner from transmission. You should have your partner tested as well. Im so sorry this happened to you. It is completely unfair.