I want to know whats next for my sexual
life?
what should i do to protect my future
partner other than using condoms?I know
that herpes can be transmitted via skin
contact and i have lesions on bums and
thighs.Do i need to resort to using
cellophone paper to cover up my thighs and
bums to ensure safe sex?
Can i still receive oral sex? will herpes
be passed to my future's partner mouth?
Please advice me how do people with herpes
have sex? how has their sexual lifestyle
change?
After slowing recovering from my 1st
painful esposide, i'm trying to cope with
the emotion rollorcastor, please advice
how?
Genital herpes is caused by the Herpes
simplex virus, type 2 (HSV-2). Genital
herpes is a chronic, recurring sexually
transmitted disease and can be located on
the vaginal, anal or oral parts of the
body. The disease manifests with painful
skin and mucosal lesions that include
bumps, pimples, erosions and/or crusts in
and around the genitals. A person can be
infected with herpes through direct
contact with these lesions. Once infected
with HSV-2, you the infection is present
for the whole life. An HSV infection has
the ability to remain hidden in the local
sensitive nerves and can cause repeated
lesions whenever the immune system becomes
weak. Recurrent lesions are treated with
acyclovir. Acyclovir can’t prevent
recurrence but treats the local area when
a lesion pops up. If a person experiences
herpes recurrence very frequently, a
vaccine against HSV-2 can be used. Such
vaccine can be also used by uninfected
people whose sexual partners have tested
positive for the genital HSV-2-infection.
Both, you and your partner can consult a
dermatovenerologist for more information
and treatment options.
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