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My son just started dating a young girl (18), he is 21. She informed him after 4 dates that she contracted herpes last Novemeber. We are concerned. The relationship has just involved kissing at this point. She is a very nice girl. How concerned do we need to be and specifically how is this spread?
Can you explain " how not many make it to old folk home without it" mean? Does this mean elderly are more susceptible to hsv1? As the only you get the less partners you have
A great resource for understanding genital herpes (assuming that's what she has) is the Herpes Handbook, here:
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
More than 45 million folks have genital herpes. About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 5 men; of those 90% don't even know it. It is nothing more than a pesky skin condition in the end.
Oral herpes is incredibly common and not many of us make it to the old folks home without it. www.ashastd.org has good info on cold sores under the herpes section on their website for more reading.
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook/view_the_chapters.html
More than 45 million folks have genital herpes. About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 5 men; of those 90% don't even know it. It is nothing more than a pesky skin condition in the end.
Oral herpes is incredibly common and not many of us make it to the old folks home without it. www.ashastd.org has good info on cold sores under the herpes section on their website for more reading.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
