At least once a month, I see a scared woman (or man) who has engaged in unprotected sex with a new partner. Or, they are having a genital symptom and are concerned that they've contracted an STI (sexually transmitted infection). If you think you've been exposed to an STI, it's important to be checked out by a doctor as STIs... Read more
Recently I counseled a young woman who had herpes on how and what to tell her boyfriend of a few years about her condition. She was terrified. First of all, she had never sought treatment. Until recently, she had been in denial about her condition. Luckily, she was smart enough to always use condoms and she never had... Read more
If someone's partner has Herpes, and there is thus a likely chance that one may contract the virus, would it make sense to purposefully infect oneself in a small place so that one would develop antibodies, and not end up with a bigger infection? Never, ever let love lull you into believing that unprotected sex with a partner with... Read more
I had my first HSV-1 outbreak one year and 9 months ago. I did not have any outbreaks during that time until recently when I have had three outbreaks in the last five weeks. Any idea as to why now I am having reactivations and several within a short time span? If you are having more frequent outbreaks of herpes, keep a... Read more
Can I get genital herpes by having oral sex with a partner who is not showing symptoms? Because we know that people with genital herpes often shed the virus even when they don’t have any disease activity, technically, they can spread the virus by allowing a non-infected partner to perform oral sex on him or her. However, that... Read more
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