While contemplating the difficult issue of when to tell a partner about herpes, I realized there's one situation that is truly an ethical obstacle course: one-night stands.
For some people, this is a no-brainer as they find such sex meaningless, and therefore avoid it. For others, however, casual sex was a lifestyle that won't stop because they've been infected with an STD.
Obviously I can't recommend having casual sex or one-night stands. That said, I also can't pretend that I...
Maybe I’m picky or maybe I’m hard to be in a relationship with, but for whatever reason lately I seem to change partners about as often... Read more »
As we all know, talking about having herpes is often harder than actually living with the virus. One of the most common questions that come... Read more »
There has been a lot of herpes talk in the media lately (and by “media” I mean gossip blogs and trashy online magazines) due to the... Read more »
If you're a Herpes sufferer, and especially if you've been diagnosed recently, you may often think your love life, and sex life, is over.... Read more »
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... Read more »
A newly concluded study conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical center offers hope to women living with genital herpes who wish to... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Cold sore; Fever blister; Herpes simplex - oral; Oral herpes simplexTreatmentUntreated, the symptoms will generally go away in 1 to 2 weeks.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Herpes - genital; Herpes simplex - genital; Herpesvirus 2; HSV-2TreatmentGenital herpes cannot be cured. However, antiviral medication can relieve... Read more »
On June 9, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first effective vaccine against Human Papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection that... Read more »
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