For those who are in relationships with a genital herpes carrier: how long into the relationship that you finally got the disease, or are you still healthy by now? Are you male or female? What made you decide to be with this person despite of his/her medical condition? Any tips to minimize the risk?
2007-09-10 10:55:46 · 13 answers · asked by YucaKacamata 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
There are many couples out there with one person who has genital herpes and the other person doesn't. There are ways to help prevent the spread of genital herpes. I was personally in a relationship for four years with a guy who didn't have genital herpes and when we broke up he still didn't have the virus. He never contracted it from me during those four years.
If a person has sex with another person who has genital herpes though, there is ALWAYS going to be a chance that the virus will spread, even if condoms are used. Condoms ONLY cover the penis and not the entire genital area. Herpes can be spread by DIRECT skin to skin contact. So, just the rubbing back and forth of the genital skin during sex or foreplay is enough to spread the virus.
Condoms HELP prevent the spread of the virus, antiviral medication HELPS, and not having sex or doing anything sexual while the person is on an outbreak can HELP prevent spreading the virus, but nothing is truly 100% effective except for abstinence.
Good luck!
2007-09-16 22:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by Alli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-18 08:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-02 03:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, The other person might never get the disease. The person that is the carrier has to be very careful and not to endure in sexual contact during an outbreak and let you know what is going on with her body at the time.. You can actually have a life with someone that has herpes. The disease is not deadly, you can't die from it, it just hangs around like old luggage. Make sure that you really love that person and plan to be with them for a long period of time.
2007-09-16 13:16:37 · answer #4 · answered by Diamond-Diva32 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there isn't any. Herpes is caused by a virus. Actually, there is little cure for viruses nowadays. The only thing that you can generally do in the case of a viral infection is strengthen the immune system and hope it fights it off. Not with Herpes, the immune system can't win against it. Thus you only get to treat the symptoms. Once you're infected, it stays with you for life. So don't get infected.
Personal experience. I have had genital herpes for over 5 years.
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2016-05-14 19:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 01:22:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a condom, and have her or him take valtrex. Don't have sex when a break out is occuring or when a break out may be close to occuring. Usually the person with HSV-2 has a tingling sensation in their leg or hip. Follow these rules, and you may not get it. Don't shave your pubes either. That's just eliminating one more barrier of protection. Most of the time they are contagious only during breakouts, but it's never gauranteed.
You have to ask yourself how much you love this person, and how much they mean to you. Are they the one? If this is just a fling, then you may want to rethink your actions. I've lived with this disease for 8 years. It's more of an annoyance for men than a real problem. I've had maybe 2 breakouts that lasted 3 days in the last 4 years. The real problem is the embarassment of having to tell a girlfriend what's up. If this person confided in you, he or she must care for you a lot. Give it a chance. It's not like it's AIDS or Genital Warts, and I'm sorry to anyone that got offended by this comment. I'm not trying to intensify anyones anquish over their condition, but HSV-2 or Herpes is so common, the chances of you breaking up with this person and you dating someone else with it later on down the line are pretty high.
2007-09-10 14:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by TXboy 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 09:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
minimize the risk by using protection, and abstain from sex if the person has an outbreak. I am the carrier of Herpes 2. I have only ever been with one guy and i am stil with him now. He didnt know taht he could give it to me, and he didnt even know he had it, but i got it from oral. So avoid oral with ur partner.
the risk is not how long until u get it, but rather IF u get it. You could be with this partner for all ur life and never get herpes, even having unsafe sex. then again you could be careful, have protected sex, and still get the virus. Its all a game of chance i guess. and at least ur partner was upfront and let u know. That is a big step.
as for the herpes, i have only ever had one outbreak and that was over a yr ago. I dont take meds for it, thats only if u have it and outbreak often. its a strange thing, the herpes. i oculd go for the rest of my life and never have a nother outbreak, or spread it (my partner doesnt have genital herpes) and tahts having unprotected sex. then again an outbreak could occur next week.
It just depends on ur relationship with the person u are with.
2007-09-10 13:54:47 · answer #9 · answered by lirpa 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-07-09 02:02:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋