I was hooking up with a girl last night, and she told me she had herpes

[MoreThanSmooth]

That being said, herpes can be transmitted from and to any part of the body even without any visible sores. They are called asymptomatic and they only shed about half the amount that people with herpes symptoms shed. But can be just as contagious.
Chances are every single one of you has been with someone who has HSV 1 or 2

Yep, this was actually one of the biggest reasons we split. The asymptomatic shedding part is a real annoyance because it means your partner can be infectious any time without you knowing.

IMO this is why condoms are especially important for men to use. Women are far more vulnerable to getting genital herpes from unprotected men and it really messes people's sex life up, so do everyone a favour and wrap up if it's a casual fling. Many men are not symptomatic and you might not even realise the damage you're doing.

"Herpes whitlow" is also a condition in which herpes manifests on your finger or hand, caused by the virus getting into a cut or break in the skin of your hands. IMO it's almost worse than either of the other two conditions, because just touching someone you're being intimate with could give them herpes.

(Note that I'm no MD, I'm a Chemist, but I did a ridiculous amount of research on this when I was trying to salvage my last relationship...)

 

[R.U.G.]

Yep, this was actually one of the biggest reasons we split. The asymptomatic shedding part is a real annoyance because it means your partner can be infectious any time without you knowing.

IMO this is why condoms are especially important for men to use. Women are far more vulnerable to getting genital herpes from unprotected men and it really messes people's sex life up, so do everyone a favour and wrap up if it's a casual fling. Many men are not symptomatic and you might not even realise the damage you're doing.

"Herpes whitlow" is also a condition in which herpes manifests on your finger or hand, caused by the virus getting into a cut or break in the skin of your hands. IMO it's almost worse than either of the other two conditions, because just touching someone you're being intimate with could give them herpes.

(Note that I'm no MD, I'm a Chemist, but I did a ridiculous amount of research on this when I was trying to salvage my last relationship...)

Whitlow is pretty rare and you do not need to have an open wound to catch it. Again, Herpes is a skin to skin contact virus. Both men and women can be asymptomatic. However, women catch it more because they have a larger area than men. Plus, many women shave their pubic region, so the hair is not able to protect that area from skin to skin contact. Thus, more chances of infection.

However, there are also studies that say if you take a shower after sex and use soap within 20 minutes or so, that can kill the virus before it infects you.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

Whitlow is pretty rare and you do not need to have an open wound to catch it. Again, Herpes is a skin to skin contact virus. Both men and women can be asymptomatic. However, women catch it more because they have a larger area than men. Plus, many women shave their pubic region, so the hair is not able to protect that area from skin to skin contact. Thus, more chances of infection.

However, there are also studies that say if you take a shower after sex and use soap within 20 minutes or so, that can kill the virus before it infects you.

Rub your pubic region In rubbing alcohol before your shower. Kills most nasties.

 

[logicallefty]

"You know what's funny? Out of the last 10 guys I've told, you're the FIRST to say no."

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Just shows how desperate many guys are to get mud for their ducks. This is where women exploit men as a collective, right here. Men want that vag bad and are even willing to risk getting a non curable disease to get it. What has happened to us? I say us as in men in general. I doubt few or any of us here on SS would take such a risk, just as the OP didn't.

 

[mrgoodstuff]

Just shows how desperate many guys are to get mud for their ducks. This is where women exploit men as a collective, right here. Men want that vag bad and are even willing to risk getting a non curable disease to get it. What has happened to us? I say us as in men in general. I doubt few or any of us here on SS would take such a risk, just as the OP didn't.

Willing to bury their beaks in toxic mud.

 

[PeasantPlayer]

Herpes is overrated