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 intercourse with him when she had an outbreak.
However, she hadn't told him about her condition, and she wanted to.
First I congratulated her on her...
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