Ma+Genital+Herpes+Notes

Genital Herpes
 * An Std
 * caused by herpes simplex virus
 * There are not always symptoms
 * When symptoms occur it results in blisters in the genital area and around the rectum
 * the blisters can break causing sores and usually takes 2 weeks to heal(this is typical of one of the first outbreaks)
 * outbreaks usually tend to spread more apart and last for less time the longer you have the virus(does not mean it has gone away)
 * In us 45 million over 12 have herpes
 * more common in men than women...1/4 women 1/8 in men
 * the disease is transmitted through sexual contact
 * can get herpes of the mouth..."fever blisters"
 * along with sores symptoms include: flu like symptoms, fever, swollen glands, (may suffer no symptoms...meaning they do not know they have it and pass it on)
 * herpes may affect people more with weakened immune systems
 * the main pain caused from herpes is emotional stress on the person who has it
 * a baby can get herpes through birth...the disease's infection on the infant can give it blindness and other mental and physical birth defects...a cesarean section can prevent this though
 * there is no cure for herpes but medicine that may control outbreaks
 * the only way to be sure not to get herpes is through abstinence, using a condom may prevent herpes, even if symptoms arent showing your partner can catch herpes
 * 50-80% of american adults have herpes of the mouth
 * the disease is usually passed on oral to genitals or genital to genital contact during an outbreak or a couple of days before an outbreak
 * there are some days in the year when you are not in an outbreak but you can still transmit the disease to someone else...this is called asymptomatic shedding
 * herpes is an uncomfortable disease but is not deadly...herpes doesn't affect the immune system...no health complications come along with herpes
 * to prevent it is very important not to have sexual contact during an outbreak and to make sure you wear a condom not during an outbreak...
 * by performing oral sex on someone with herpes of the genitals it is very rare to get oral herpes from that

http://www.cdc.gov/STD/herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm the book http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn.cfm

Script: General Info: First of all Genital Herpes is not the only kind of herpes out there. You may be surprised but 50-80 percent of Americans have oral herpes...which you may know as fever blisters. Both diseases are caused by the herpes simplex virus and both diseases cause blisters that break open and cause sores. The first outbreak usually lasts a couple of weeks because the sores take so long to heal. Over time your outbreaks begin to occur less often and they don't hurt as bad. Genital herpes, which is sores found around the genitals and rectum occurs in 45 million people over the age of 12 in the US and it is more common in women. 1/4 of women have herpes and 1/8 of men have herpes. The disease is transmitted through sexual contact. Along with the outbreaks of sores someone with herpes may experience flu like symptoms, fever, swollen glands, or no symptoms at all. Babies can catch herpes through birth if their mother has herpes. C. sections prevent this. There is no cure for herpes but medicine that can prevent and control outbreaks. Lastly, herpes is not a deadly disease. It does not hurt the immune system and there are not health problems caused by herpes. Herpes mainly brings on emotional distress.

First Caller: -my boyfriend and i want to have sex...i'm afraid to get an std like herpes...what should i do to prevent it?

Answer: Well there is no way to fully protect yourself from stds. Like i mentioned before herpes does not limit itself to the genital area. The best way to prevent catching an std is abstinence. The second best way to prevent yourself is to use a condom.

Caller number 2: -i have herpes but i don't want to tell my girlfriend because if i do she won't do it with me...what should i do? Answer: you should definitely tell your girlfriend that you have herpes and you need to make sure whenever you are intimate with her you use a condom. I'm sure you know how uncomfortable the disease is for you so you should want to make sure you don't past that pain onto someone else. Make sure that when you are intimate it is not during an outbreak and even not during your outbreak make sure to wear a condom because sometimes you can pass the disease along when you don't have an outbreak and this is called asymptomatic shedding.

Caller Number 3: -I have oral herpes can I pass this on during oral sex? Answer: It is very unlikely to pass this on during oral sex. If you are having an oral herpes outbreak and want to have oral sex you definitely want to use a condom.

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