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Wednesday, July 08, 2009 castortroy asks

Q: My chances of HPV infection

IF I WERE TO HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS HERPES BUT THEY ARE BEING TREATED WITH MEDICINE.....IS THERE A REALLY HIGH CHANCE I MIGHT HAVE THE VIRUS EVEN THOUGH I HAVENT HAD ANY OUTBREAKS FOR THE PAST 19 MONTHS OR IS THERE A SMALL CHANCE??

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8/18/09 8:19am

There's always a risk, it's just up to you whether you're prepared to take it. To be safe you should always use condoms, but you also need to know that someone with herpes can pass the virus on even if they don't have an outbreak.

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6/ 9/10 2:13pm

and remember that condoms only protect what's covered. you can get hpv and herpes through skin to skin contact and condoms only cover a small portion of what comes into contact during intercourse.

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By castortroy— Last Modified: 12/26/10, First Published: 07/08/09