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can a person with genital wartz give me herpes?

night rider
06/16/08
night rider
Topics:Genital Herpes

I WAS WONDERING IF A PERSON THAT HAS GENITAL WARTZ IF THEY CAN GIVE ME HERPES,I WAS WITH ONLY ONE PERSON FOR 11 YRS AND HAD NOTHING SEPERATED I SLEPT ONE TIME WITH ANOTHER PERSON AND NOW MY COMMONLAW FOR 11 YRS HAS HERPES.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Unfortunately even one exposure to aperson who has herpes can = herpes infection being passed on to you.  and let's be clear - you won't always see active lesions when the person is "infectious."  So you really need to take even a "one night stand" seriously and realize that condoms are the best barrier (that plus knowing who you're with and what their health history is).  You could then have passed herpes on to your wife even if you also did not have obvious lesions.  Both of you should see a doctor to get further information if that's possible.

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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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