Herpes Question......?!


Question: Herpes Question.......?
My girlfriend went to the hospital for a check up and found out she have herpes, the guy the got it from she slept with him in april. We have had oral sex and she never seem to have any symptoms but i want to know what are my chances of having it from her.?

If anyone has it how common is it and how bad and where do the symptoms show.?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
We'll start with the easy questions first. How common is it.? 20-25% of sexually active adults have HSV2, and 80-90% have HSV1. [HSV2 is usually genital, and HSV1 is usually oral, but they can "live" in either spot.]

If she takes medication (daily suppressive therapy), your chances of getting it from her are about 10% - possibly a little less. If she is not on medication, your risk is a lot greater. It's estimated that if she has active sores or is "shedding" the virus (doesn't have active sores, but there is active virus present on her skin anyway), your chance of contracting it is about 75% if you have intercourse at that time. Herpes sheds throughout the boxer short area, and is one of the STIs that condoms really don't make a difference for. I know a friend that both wears a condom and wears boxers during intercourse to give maximum protection to his partner, and so far they have had success.

The symptoms can show up anywhere in the boxer short region. Generally, they show up and recur in the spot where you were initially infected, but since the virus lives in the nerve and not in that patch of skin, you can potentially get blisters anywhere that nerve has endings. [Your back, butt, legs, etc.]

Hope I've answered your question fully for you! Let me know if you need more clarification. I can point you to some great websites. The Valtrex website is a great place to start.Health Question & Answer

Herpes simplex viruses (human herpesviruses 1 and 2) commonly cause recurrent infection affecting the skin, mouth, lips, eyes, and genitals. Common severe infections include encephalitis, meningitis, neonatal herpes, and, in immunocompromised patients, disseminated infection. Mucocutaneous infections cause clusters of small painful vesicles on an erythematous base. Diagnosis is clinical; laboratory confirmation by culture, PCR, direct immunofluorescence, or serology can be performed. Treatment is symptomatic; antiviral therapy with acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir is helpful for severe infections and, if begun early, in recurrent or primary infections.
Incubation Period: Anywhere from five to twenty days. If you have not got it within the period, then you are safe.
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