If you get cold sores, do you tell partners that you could give then genital herpes if you give them oral sex?05.01.10

If not, do you think that someone who has genital herpes should inform partners before having sex with them?

I have genital herpes hsv-1, the same virus that causes cold sores on the mouth. People who have oral hsv-1 are actually 5 times more infectious than me, and if they give oral sex are putting their partners at 5x the risk I am if I have unprotected sex with someone.

So bearing this in mind, do you think the stigma placed on genital hsv-1 is fair, and would you expect someone that has the virus genitally to behave any differently than someone who has it orally? Why does one have a ‘moral responsibility’ while the other does not?
Truth Hurts, I agree with you. The point I am trying to make is why should my genital hsv-1 be treated differently to my partner’s oral hsv-1? It just feels so unfair that my infection is stigmatised and his isn’t.

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My doctor said my cervix looks healthy and clean, but does that mean I could still have hpv?04.25.10

Just finished my annual exam, and know that I’ve had unprotected sex. I went to a clinic and the doctor told me my cervix looked healthy and clean, but I am still worried about the results of my pap smear.

Even with a clean cervix, could hpv still show up in the test results?

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who could I have gotten genital warts?04.25.10

If I didn’t have sex with anyone but my husband and my husband hasn’t had sex with anyone else but me how did I get genital warts?

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Could warts on the hands be spread to become genital warts?04.24.10

Or are they totally different species? I don’t have this problem (luckily), but years ago went out with a guy who had warts on his hands.

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Could i get HPV from fingering a girl who has HPV?04.22.10

I recently fingered a girl who previously had HPV and has not had an outbreak in over 2 years. Can i get HPV from the contact between her and my hand?

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