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Shedding?
Hi, i have genital herpes that was diagnosed when i had an outbreak last month for the very first time. Im still not getting the shedding thing. Will i know if thats going on? i feel kinda dumb asking that seeing that im a medical assistnant and everything but ive been doing orthopedics and trauma for years so im not up on my STD info. Another thing is that i got really sick (fever, body aches, flu feeling) along with the outbreak, will that happen everytime?
Hey, thanks for the help. Im becoming less and less paranoid about this the more im reading and finding out its not really that horrible........well aside from that initial outbreak cuz i thought i was going to die. Thanks again.
Have you read the herpes handbook yet at www.westoverheights.com? it's a terrific resource that you can go back to time and time again. It's free to read online or print out from home.
Shedding happens both with obvious lesions and without them. when you have an obvious herpes lesion then you are actively shedding the virus. Periodically in between obvious lesions you also shed the virus. this is known as asymptomatic shedding and it means that we don't know it's going on because there are no symptoms associated with it. Just avoiding sex whenever you have active genital symptoms does go a long way in reducing the chances of transmitting the virus to your partner but just be aware that it can still happen even without obvious lesions.
It's sometimes hard to tell if you had the recurrence because of other illness or if the ob is causing your other symptoms. You shouldn't be feeling that lousy with future recurrences though.
feel free to ask any other questions you might have too :)
grace
Shedding happens both with obvious lesions and without them. when you have an obvious herpes lesion then you are actively shedding the virus. Periodically in between obvious lesions you also shed the virus. this is known as asymptomatic shedding and it means that we don't know it's going on because there are no symptoms associated with it. Just avoiding sex whenever you have active genital symptoms does go a long way in reducing the chances of transmitting the virus to your partner but just be aware that it can still happen even without obvious lesions.
It's sometimes hard to tell if you had the recurrence because of other illness or if the ob is causing your other symptoms. You shouldn't be feeling that lousy with future recurrences though.
feel free to ask any other questions you might have too :)
grace
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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.
