2006-08-05 06:21:37 · 11 answers · asked by pooh 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
The first two girls are right. Gummybear is just wrong. Some people have more outbreaks a year because of their lifestyle or because of how long they have had the virus, not because of different kinds or that the virus "mutates". Some people get a lot of outbreaks, just like some people get a lot of colds during the year. It all depends on your lifestyle, your immune system, and how long you have had the virus.
I personally think it is okay to have unprotected sex if both partners have genital herpes and they are in a monogamous relationship. Yes, you can get other STDs if you aren't monogamous or you haven't been tested for other STDs, but it's not like you will pass herpes back and forth or infected each other again. Since herpes is a virus and there is no cure, both partners will always have it and won't have to worry about infecting the other one.
I have had genital herpes for over 5 years. My fiance has had it about 8 months now. We always have unprotected sex because we are in a committed relationship, I use birth control (to prevent pregnancy of course) and we have both been tested for other STDs. We never have sex if one of us is currently having an outbreak though. This can cause the other person to have an outbreak too, so it's best to just wait until it clears up. I personally feel it's okay, under those circumstances. Others, would probably not agree with me though. It's really how you feel about the other person and what you think is okay.
2006-08-05 09:10:13 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 10:53:44 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Herpes is a heterogenous group of microbial agents and includes herpes type 1, herpes virus type 2, varicella zoster virus causing chicken pox, cytomegalovirus and ebstein barr virus, amongst a whole list of other less common agents.
My advice is that it is never ok to have unprotected sex, not only because there are a whole list of other STDs, but also non-STDs that can are transmitted via bodily fluids, be it blood or vaginal or penile secretions. In addition, even if we focus entirely on herpes, there you and your partner could be hosting different strains of herpes, all of which can be transmitted via bodily secretions, thus you might end up with more than one strain in your body, more than what you originally had.
Hope this helps. :D
2006-08-05 07:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by boingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having the same STD doesn't mean that you can stop using protection. You have to understand that when you have a virus in your body it is constantly mutating and changing. This is one reason why some people with Herpes, for example, get breakouts like 100 times per year while some others get like 1 break out in 3 years. So you don't want to stop using a condom because then you'll be mixing your share of the viruses with his and who knows what will result of that.
Another reason is because say if he is going through a breakout at the moment of not using a condom, and you are not, it is most probrably going to cause you to breakout too.
Also I agree with the rest of the answers, aren't you worried about getting pregnant and contracting other diseases.
IF you are looking to get pregnant then you should DEFINITELY be talking to a doctor about all of this. For example, have the both of you been checked for ALL other diseases? Is your body ready to have a baby.....
2006-08-05 07:07:20 · answer #4 · answered by Snow Baby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-04-30 20:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by Homere 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sarah is quite correct. There are other STDs, the risk of pregnancy and, as well, as other strains of herpes you can acquire. You and your partner may not have the same strain.
But I suppose it's okay if you and your partner want to have a complete set.
2006-08-05 06:28:19 · answer #6 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, dude. you will have worn protection. you may get herpes whether she became into no longer having an energetic breakout. in the time of a particular proportion of days for the period of the month, herpes contaminated human beings nonetheless shed the virus whether or no longer they're having a breakout or no longer. verify to get checked. next time be smarter and use the top on your shoulders. do no longer in basic terms at present supply in to interest.
2016-09-28 22:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by rotanelli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-05 14:04:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are other STDs you could still get. And do you want to get or get your partner pregnant?
2006-08-05 06:25:05 · answer #9 · answered by Oneofthesedays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, because one person's case may be worse than the other one or should I say more controlled than the other one
2006-08-05 09:04:29 · answer #10 · answered by smokey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋