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posted 08/29/2008, comments (0)

Herpes, Scene 1: Knowing the Risk and Consenting to It

Herpes, Scene 1: You find out your last boyfriend who is no longer in the picture possibly gave you herpes. How do you find out?? Your socializing at a bar with a group of people and one thing leads to another and during the conversation one of the women mentions she dated "your ex" and he was her first and lo and behold she... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/17/2008, comments (0)

Herpes and Pregnancy

Having HSV-1 or HSV-2 increases the risk of having a miscarriage during pregnancy, having premature labor and it also increases the possibility that your baby could have serious complications if exposed the virus. Between 20 and 25% of all pregnant women may have herpes, but of those, only about 0.01% will experience complications... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/05/2008, comments (0)

Introducing Our Newest Health Expert: Amy Hendel

As a woman and someone with a background in medicine and health, I was always aware of the importance of safe sex, particularly when my focus was trying to protect myself from STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). As a parent of teens, one who is a girl, I was shocked to learn recently that 1 in 4 teenage girls has an STD and 2% of the... Read more Chevron

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