How did I get herpes? Did my partner cheat? Or did I have it before the relationship? How long can herpes stay dormant?
These are some of the questions that people newly diagnosed with genital herpes ask. Here's what we know about how this infection occurs.
The first outbreak usually occurs within 2-10 days of exposure to the virus. This outbreak may be a sore or lesion in or around the vagina or on the cervix in women or on the penis and scrotum of men. Men or women can get lesions within t...
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