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Sleeping with people with genital herpes?
ruyi:
i know i should avoid linking to wikipedia pages, but everyone ignored what i said on the bottom of page one so hopefully this helps.
the strain of herpes that causes chickenpox/shingles is distinct from the two types we've been talking about so far in this thread. thus, i doubt it would give you any immunity. also, i have a feeling that if it did, it would be pretty obvious, right? lots of people had the chickenpox when they were little, yet lots of people still get cold sores. just a guess though.
0bsessions:
The thing that I'm wondering on is the fact that, according to a doctor, I may actually be immune to chicken pox. Not the usual, hey I caught it and it's in my blood stream forever thing, as I know how that kind of infection works due to the periodic relapses of mono I have. My parents outright shoved me in a room with my chicken pox infected siblings at the age of five for a week in an effort to infect me and it didn't take. If I'm immune to what is apparently one strain of herpes, could I potentially be immune in general? Note, this doesn't mean I'm going to run out and fuck prostitutes for the sake of a testing phase, it's just something to think about and maybe ask my doctor next time I go in.
dennis:
--- Quote from: blaha 41 on 21 Feb 2008, 22:20 ---update: she sent me an email while i was out tonight saying that, because i said that "i wouldn't even consider sleeping with you b/c you have herpes," we are "done" as friends.
--- End quote ---
It sounds a lot like she was just insecure that you didn't find her attractive, so to preempt that conclusion, she told you she had an STD so she could mark you up as a guy who didn't want to expose himself to herpes rather than a guy who didn't find her attractive.
dennis:
--- Quote from: Oerdin on 23 Feb 2008, 14:30 ---Herpes is only contagious if there is an outbreak at the time. That said use a rubber and you should be safe. I'd probably still shy away unless she was smoking hot though.
--- End quote ---
These are lies.
LIES!
It is unlikely that you'll contract herpes from someone who isn't having an outbreak, but as has been mentioned several times in this thread already, outbreak or not, herpes is contagious.
Also, a condom isn't sufficient protection against herpes transmission. Any skin to skin contact can transmit it, so if you're wearing rubber undies, you'll probably be ok. This has also been mentioned before in this thread.
Here is a good webpage that answers who can get what in terms of herpes.
est:
Good call
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