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How you protect against Herpes?
#214557 - 11/15/06 01:14 PM
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i guess my question is how do you protect against Herpes? Should you look for soeres? Can you get it from someone who doesn't have sores etc.? I know about HIV but not too much about Herpes. Thanks
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Im in the same boat as you.
Herpes is spread through unsafe sex. Just because you dont see sores doesnt mean they don't have it. Wear a condom and you'll be ok. But remember condoms reduce the risk they dont eliminate it.
Im goin to get tested for genital herpes next monday. I have only had one sexual encounter, oral sex that girl did on me so that's it.
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Here's what I found about Herpes transmission;
Transmission
Herpes is contracted through direct skin contact (not necessarily in the genital area) with an infected person, and less frequently by indirect contact (for instance, by sharing lip balm or a virus infested shared towel). The virus travels through tiny breaks in the skin (or mucous membranes in the mouth and genital areas), so, healthy skin and mucous membranes are normally an effective barrier to infection. However, in the case of mucous membranes, even microscopic abbrasions are sufficient to expose the nerve endings into which the virus splices itself. This is why most herpes transmission happens in mucous membranes, or in areas of the body where mucous membranes and normal skin merge (e.g., the corners of the mouth).
Symptoms may not appear for up to a month or more after infection.
Transmission was thought to be most common during an active outbreak; however, in the early 1980s, it was found that the virus can be shed from the skin in the absence of symptoms.
It is estimated that between 50% and 80% of new HSV-2 cases are from asymptomatic viral shedding.
From;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes
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