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Disclosing cold sores (oral herpes HSV-1) to potential partners before kissing?
This is a question brought up a lot on the Herpes Opportunity forums.
“Should I / How do I disclose that I get cold sores to potential partners before kissing them?”
The answer can be a confusing one, simply because it’s up to the individual on what’s right or not. And there has been a great debate on the forum before about it, and recently another question on this topic has been thrown into the ring …
So let’s get into this question a bit deeper, shall we? More >
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[Video] Doctor answers questions about genital herpes (HSV) and HPV
Dr. Peter Leone (who has appeared in the New York Times and NPR’s Talk of the Nation) stopped by our monthly herpes support group on April 8, 2013, in Raleigh, NC, to give herpes facts and update us on the latest herpes statistics. He gave so much clarity around all the horribly misunderstood herpes information out there!
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Spreading genital herpes (HSV-2) from oral sex?
Can I spread genital herpes to my partners mouth if s/he gives me oral sex?
The exciting and resounding answer to this question is a (slightly qualified) NO! Genital HSV-2 will most likely not be passed to the mouth! It’s 99% impossible (hence the slight qualification). If you use incredibly basic precautionary measures (avoiding oral sex during a herpes outbreak), you’re home free when it comes to receiving oral sex. Ain’t that the best news you’ve heard in a while? I thought so. Go enjoy yourself. Get down on it.
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[Video] Celebrities with herpes?
Guest author from our community: Ashley
My plan this week was to write a blog about celebrities with herpes (oral or genital). It was my hope that by putting additional faces (especially famous faces) to this condition, we could feel a sense of camaraderie. I hoped we would be able to see that there are plenty of successful people with herpes and seeing that would give us hope. I underestimated the power and bias of the media. The media is to celebrities with herpes as society is to individuals with herpes. Mean, nasty, hateful, and just plain not nice. I had no idea what I was in for when I started researching for the article. Step one: Google “celebrities with herpes.” Here’s a partial list …
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Herpes Simplex Virus 101
This is a guest blog. Original article can be found here.
The most common versions of herpes simplex virus, or HSV, are HSV-1 and HSV-2. Generally speaking, HSV-1 causes cold sores (oral herpes) on the mouth, and HSV-2 causes genital herpes (which is essentially just having cold sores in your genital area, rather than your face). With this in mind, it’s possible to get HSV-1 genitally and/or HSV-2 orally, but not as likely as the other way around. While HSV-1 and HSV-2 aren’t super picky, they do tend to prefer their former positions.
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Herpes during pregnancy
What are the risks to my unborn baby if I have genital herpes?
The biggest concern with genital herpes during pregnancy is that you might transmit it to your baby during labor and delivery. Newborn herpes is relatively rare (about 1,500 newborns are affected each year), but the disease can be devastating, so it’s important to learn how to reduce your baby’s risk of becoming infected.
You can transmit herpes to your baby during labor and delivery if you’re contagious, or “shedding herpes virus,” at that time. The risk of transmission is high if you get herpes for the first time (a primary infection) late in your pregnancy.
Much less commonly, you can transmit the virus if you’re having a recurrent infection. If you’ve ever had a herpes outbreak, the virus remains in your body and can become reactivated.
In rare cases, a pregnant woman may transmit the infection to her baby through the placenta if she gets herpes for the first time in her first trimester. If a baby is infected this way, the virus can cause a miscarriage or serious birth defects.
Genital HSV 1: Herpes and oral sex
Is it possible to get genital HSV 1 herpes from oral sex?
Yes! Oral herpes (also known as fever blisters or cold sores, HSV-1) have been thought to only show up on the lips, but studies have shown that passing oral herpes from mouth to genitals is easier than had been assumed. Women are more likely than men to get genital herpes from oral sex because of the simple makeup of a woman’s anatomy (more mucous membranes). More >
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HSV-1, HSV-2: The two types of herpes
What is herpes?
When people hear “What is herpes?” most immediately think of genital herpes specifically. But herpes is a large family of viruses including cold sores, genital herpes, mononucleosis and even chicken pox! The two strains of viruses that can manifest as genital herpes are HSV1 (the strain that causes oral cold sores) and HSV2. For the most part, HSV2 is the strain that manifests as genital herpes, but HSV1 can show up on the genitals, too. You can get genital herpes from oral sex. These herpes viruses are transmitted only via skin-to-skin contact. There are many herpes myths that abound. Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted virus. The herpes virus doesn’t have to be visible on the skin as an outbreak in order to pass it on due to viral shedding. The good news is that herpes isn’t really that big of a deal as far as physical symptoms are concerned. “Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection.” (CDC) A lot of people experience shame (especially when disclosing “I have herpes“) with a herpes diagnosis thanks to the strong herpes stigma that’s pervasive in our culture. That’s why the herpes opportunity was created. (How can herpes possibly be an opportunity?)
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