Genital Herpes?

Question

How serious it is having a genital herpes?....Can someone only get it if the sexual partner have breakouts?...or even without?

Answer 1

It's really not as serious as most people make it out to be. It is a virus, so it will stay with the person the rest of their life, because there is no cure. There are no long term effects or serious health problems from it though. You won't die from it like HIV/AIDS, you won't become infertile like most of the bacterial STDs do if left untreated. You can't get cancer from it like you can with HPV. It's honestly probably one of the better STDs to have if a person contracts any kind of STD. The only real bad thing about genital herpes is that babies can be born with the virus if the mother is having an outbreak during childbirth. Most women choose to have a C-section to prevent the baby from getting the virus as the baby passes through the birth canal. Herpes can be fatal for newborns.

And yes, a person can get it from someone else even if the person is not currently having an outbreak. According to Valtrex (a company that manufacturers herpes medication), 70% of people got genital herpes from their partner when they were showing no signs or symptoms of the virus (like an outbreak).

I have had genital herpes for over 5 years now. My fiance has had it about 8 months. I got it from sleeping with a guy ONE time and he did not have any sores present and was not on an outbreak. Same thing with my current fiance. He got it from me when I was not having an outbreak. I wasn't showing any signs or symptoms of the virus. So, yes, it is very possible to get it, even if the person is not having an outbreak.

Check out this site for more information:
http://health.yahoo.com/ency/healthwise/hw270613

**Also, medicine man, is talking about HPV not herpes. HPV and herpes are two completely different viruses that have NOTHING to do with each other. HPV (Human Papillomavirus) can cause genital warts, hand and feet warts and many different kinds of cancer including cervical cancer, penile cancer, anal cancer and head and neck cancer. Herpes does NOT cause genital warts or cancer. I would know because not only do I have genital herpes I also have HPV and have had genital warts and cervical cancer from it.

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Genital herpes cannot be cured. Once infected, the virus stays in the body for the rest of the individual's life
Research suggests that the virus can be transmitted even when there are no symptoms present, so that a sexual partner without obvious genital herpes sores may still transmit the illness. In fact, asymptomatic spread may actually contribute more to the spread of genital herpes than do active sores.
Please see the webpages for more details on Genital Herpes and Herpes simplex virus.

Answer 5

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically, another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it almost always is less severe and shorter than the first outbreak. Although the infection can stay in the body indefinitely, the number of outbreaks tends to decrease over a period of years.

HSV-1 and HSV-2 can be found in and released from the sores that the viruses cause, but they also are released between outbreaks from skin that does not appear to be broken or to have a sore. Generally, a person can only get HSV-2 infection during sexual contact with someone who has a genital HSV-2 infection. Transmission can occur from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or she is infected.

HSV-1 can cause genital herpes, but it more commonly causes infections of the mouth and lips, so-called "fever blisters." HSV-1 infection of the genitals can be caused by oral-genital or genital-genital contact with a person who has HSV-1 infection. Genital HSV-1 outbreaks recur less regularly than genital HSV-2 outbreaks.

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

It is possible to spread genital herpes even if there is no sign in the partner. There is no cure, so you will have it forever. Available meds just shorten the outbreaks of the visible warts.
P.S., On women the warts can be inside the vagina, so even if you don't see them, they could be there.

Answer 10

It is serious, not curable but you can keep it in control with medication, you can spread it during break outs and may pass it on even when you dont. You need to wear protection and notify your partner that you have it. It is contageous so take care of yourself and others too!