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Probably not... Actually, na. Couldn't do it.
My best friend dated a girl with herpes for years. Never contracted it. He always made it sound like it's pretty damn tough to get if you're careful and plan sex accordingly.
Agreed.Whether you accept the inherent risk in hooking up is on you OP, but I have a thousand times more respect for the girl because she was responsible enough to drop her pride and be upfront. If she's not relationship material she's definitely friend material.
Another way to look at it lol - but if you guys click well enough, even the decrease in looks isn't a big ass deal (evidence: no girl in a relationship looks sexy 24/7)
Sorry to blow everyone's image of the world, but a lot of the adult population has herpes
I wouldnt even date a girl with cold sores.
Herpes cold sores, not genital herpes. Two totally different things.
http://www.vox.com/2014/4/23/5628696/you-probably-have-herpes - Here's a snippet.
How common is genital herpes?
Genital herpes is common in the United States. In the United States, about one out of every six people aged 14 to 49 years have genital herpes.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm
How common is HPV and the health problems caused by HPV?
HPV (the virus): About 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that most sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives.
Health problems related to HPV include genital warts and cervical cancer.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm
Ewwwwwwww!!!Would you date a girl that poops?
Yep.
And condoms don't protect 100% against HSV-2 or HPV.
Also:
I was dating a girl and she stopped me when we were making out and told me she had to tell me something. She told me she had herpes. As time goes by I start to like her more and more and I decided she was worth the risk. We had sex whenever she didn't have a breakout. I didn't catch it, thank god because she broke up with me a couple months later and the thought of having to have the conversation with every person you want to sleep with scares the shift out of me.
Would not do it again.
How is genital herpes spread?
You can get herpes by having oral, vaginal, or anal sex with someone who has the disease.
Fluids found in a herpes sore carry the virus, and contact with those fluids can cause infection. You can also get herpes from an infected sex partner who does not have a visible sore or who may not know he or she is infected because the virus can be released through your skin and spread the infection to your sex partner(s).
Bail out
Not to mention people don't know that you can have herpes but never show symptoms and still spread it.
Who would have thought that the avoidance of proper sexual education would lead to so many people not understanding things like STIs. :/
For instance.. LOL
Yeah. She can spread it easily even when she doesn't have a breakout. You may and likely have it. Unless you specifically ask for the test they don't test for it. You can also spread it, even if you never have a breakout.
OP, Imma get back to you in a sec...
What the hell is going on here?
Wait, I thought genital warts could be cured?
GAF's insane fear of all STDs never fails to entertain.
Herpes simplex was not always stigmatised. It was merely a cold sore in an unusual place until the 1970s. As late as 1975, a study of "Psychological morbidity in a clinic for sexually transmitted disease” does not mention herpes simplex because at that time, there was no significant morbidity problem (i.e. mental anxiety or illness) associated with the virus.[92]
Pedro Cuatrecasas states, "during the R&D of acyclovir (Zovirax), marketing [department of Burroughs Wellcome] insisted that there were 'no markets’ for this compound. Most had hardly heard of genital herpes...” Thus marketing the medical condition – separating the 'normal cold sore’ from the 'stigmatized genital infection’ was to become the key to marketing the drug, a process now known as 'disease mongering’.[93][94]
What? I never said anything about fear. If anything I am talking about being informed. Now knowing that someone has visible signs of herpes is not only a turn off, but it's sort of like avoiding an obvious risk.
Sex is not hard to come by if a girl says she has herpes, I wouldn't have sex with her. Sorry?
Explain to me how I am in any way fulfilling what you are even insinuating. All I have done is supplied some vital information to many people in here whom lack basic STI education and believe a lot of the misinformation taught out there.
Well this was 3 years ago and if I do have it I would think that I would have passed it on to someone.Not to mention people don't know that you can have herpes but never show symptoms and still spread it.
Who would have thought that the avoidance of proper sexual education would lead to so many people not understanding things like STIs. :/
For instance.. LOL
Yeah... hate to break it to you BUT She can spread it easily even when she doesn't have a breakout. You may and likely have it. Unless you specifically ask for the test they don't test for it. You can also spread it, even if you never have a breakout.
Nah, I'm not talking about you. I mean, I'm the same way in that I wouldn't willingly have sex with someone who has an STD. But some people on here seem to think that herpes or HPV or even cold sores are some type of social death sentence.
Aids, genital warts, syphilis. Funny shit innit.GAF's insane fear of all STDs never fails to entertain.
GAF's insane fear of all STDs never fails to entertain.
GAF's insane fear of all STDs never fails to entertain.
Yes. It is insane to avoid STDs if possible. LITERALLY INSANE.
In essence, you may get it eventually if you have sex with a partner even if they are not showing symptoms and you refrain from using a condom/if he is not using a condom. Ultimately, whether the disease is a deal-breaker or not depends on the situation, but, then again, 1 in 6 people in the US have it...maybe it's time to prepare for the genital herpes dystopia, folks.Genital ulcer diseases and HPV infections can occur in both male and female genital areas that are covered or protected by a latex condom, as well as in areas that are not covered. Consistent and correct use of latex condoms reduces the risk of genital herpes, syphilis, and chancroid only when the infected area or site of potential exposure is protected. Condom use may reduce the risk for HPV infection and HPV-associated diseases (e.g., genital warts and cervical cancer).
Genital ulcer diseases include genital herpes, syphilis, and chancroid. These diseases are transmitted primarily through skin-to-skin contact from sores/ulcers or infected skin that looks normal. HPV infections are transmitted through contact with infected genital skin or mucosal surfaces/secretions. Genital ulcer diseases and HPV infection can occur in male or female genital areas that are covered (protected by the condom) as well as those areas that are not.
Laboratory studies have demonstrated that latex condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to particles the size of STD pathogens.
Theoretical basis for protection. Protection against genital ulcer diseases and HPV depends on the site of the sore/ulcer or infection. Latex condoms can only protect against transmission when the ulcers or infections are in genital areas that are covered or protected by the condom. Thus, consistent and correct use of latex condoms would be expected to protect against transmission of genital ulcer diseases and HPV in some, but not all, instances.
Prior to the 1970s it was thought if you shook hands with the gays they'd give you HIV.Herpes fear is bullshit. Prior to the 1970s no one gave a shit. Read my post above.
I read about this too. The idea that 80 percent don't even know about it makes it something that's difficult to worry about anyway.Wouldn't be a deal breaker. Herpes really isn't that big of a deal.
It's only recently in history that it's become "icky" to contract
It wasn't until a drug maker wanted to start selling medication for it, they started to demonize it. If you reject her, you're doing it because a company wanted to make money off of people.
Wouldn't be a deal breaker. Herpes really isn't that big of a deal.
It's only recently in history that it's become "icky" to contract
It wasn't until a drug maker wanted to start selling medication for it, they started to demonize it. If you reject her, you're doing it because a company wanted to make money off of people.
Prior to the 1970s it was thought if you shook hands with the gays they'd give you HIV.
I took an HSB class back in college. The symptoms are so mild that 90% of the people that have genital herpes don't even know about it. Plus, it seems like most of the new genital herpes infections are from HSV-1, which is much milder than HSV-2 in that region. The pus leaking, moon surface genitals that are prominently featured are the exception rather than the rule.When you get into high school you'll take a class for one semester explaining all about herps, and cauliflower dick, and all that fun stuff. You'll see what's manufactured...
Herpes fear is bullshit. Prior to the 1970s no one gave a shit. Read my post above.