Thursday, February 9, 2012

Study: Women often spread herpes without knowing it

(CBS News) UPDATED 2008-10-30
A new study has found that women who don't know they have the genital herpes virus may be unknowingly spreading the virus to others and helping boost the rate of the herpes epidemic. Researchers say women who had not been tested for the virus and showed no symptoms of the condition were still actively shedding the virus in their genital tracts. This is the time they can spread the virus to others, scientists say. The study also found that the use of oral and other hormonal contraceptives reduces a woman's natural defenses against the herpes virus.  Read full story >
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