How Herpes Victims Can Start Dating Again

Are you single and living with herpes? Do you feel like you are the only one out there with an STD (apart from the person you picked it up from, of course)?

Are you concerned no-one will want to date you or be intimate with you ever again, once you tell them your secret? Well, stop worrying. You are not alone. Nor do you have to be desperate and dateless just because you have herpes. Read on for some mind boggling statistics and herpes dating solutions.

Genital Herpes Statistics:

In the US alone, up to one million people get infected with genital herpes every year. This uear, you will not be the only one who’ll get some bad news from the doctor.)

* White 12-19 year olds have the fastest growing rate of infection with genital herpes. It is now 500% more common in this age bracket than it used to be.

* 45 million Americans over the age of 12 are infected with genital herpes. This is equal to 20% to 25% of the population.

The most number of STD infections come from people who belong to the under 25 age bracket, with 2/3 of all STD victims under the age of 25.

* 25% of all Americans will become infected with some form of STD in their lives.

80% of genital herpes victims are unaware, rather blissfully, that they have been infected.

OK, so now you can see that you are not the only single with herpes living in the Western world. If you live in the US there are another 45 million sexually active people out there living with herpes as well. So what to do? How you can begin dating confidently despite herpes?

Dating with Herpes.

If the thought of having to tell your new date before the intimate encounter about your souvenir from a previous relationship fills you with dread perhaps you may want to consider a herpes dating site. Because of the sheer number of STD victims (herpes has the most number of victims), the are many dating services that offer love life solutions to herpes victims.

Herpes dating services level the dating playing field in that all the members share your specific STD. (At least that’s one less thing to worry about with a new date.) This saves you having to summon up the courage to tell someone new about your herpes, or worry about passing it on to someone you care about. You may get rejected by your date, but at least you will know it is not because you have herpes.

Living with herpes does not mean you will be reduced to a life of celibacy. Check out some herpes dating sites to see how easy and unembarrassing it can be. Remember that although you may be single with herpes today, but you don’t have to be single for the rest of your life. You are not alone and there are plenty of others out there happily dating with herpes.

By: Billy Baker

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 What Is Oral & Genital Herpes? and how do you get a genital herpes test

There are two types of herpes infections, oral herpes and genital herpes; both are contagious. The most insidious fact about herpes is that it can be an ‘invisible virus;’ it is possible for a person to have and to spread either type of herpes virus and not even know that he or she has herpes.

The virus that infects a person with oral herpes is named ‘herpes simplex type 1.’ The virus that infects a person with genital herpes is named ‘herpes simplex type 2.’ Both types of herpes are spread by direct contact with an infected area or by contact with a body fluid from that area.

There is no known cure for either type of herpes; it is permanent, but not always active. A person with oral herpes or genital herpes may have one or several outbreaks in his or her life.

Oral Herpes and It’s Symptoms

Oral herpes symptoms include blisters or cold sores on the lips and in the mouth that can develop into painful ulcers. If the gums are infected they will become red and puffy. Oral herpes may also cause a fever, aching muscles and swollen glands in the neck. An initial outbreak may last from two to three weeks.

Oral herpes is very common among children. Children share each other’s straws and eating utensils and generally have a lot of physical contact with one another playing sports and just generally roughhousing. Children are also subject to being kissed by visiting close friends and relatives who are completely unaware that they have oral herpes.

Genital Herpes and It’s Symptoms

Genital herpes symptoms include blisters and pain in the genital areas. Blisters may appear on the penis, scrotum, vagina, in the cervix or on the thighs and buttocks. Initial symptoms include an itch or pain in an infected area, fever, headache, swollen glands in the groin, a painful or burning sensation during urination and possibly a thick, clear fluid discharge from the penis or vagina. The blisters may become painful sores. An initial episode of genital herpes may last from one to three weeks.

Preventing Herpes

It is possible to prevent a herpes infection by avoiding direct contact with blisters, sores or ulcers that appear on someone’s mouth or genitals. Keeping in mind that herpes can be an ‘invisible virus,’ it is a good idea to avoid physical or intimate contact with anyone you suspect may carry either virus.

Teach your children that putting something in their mouth that has been in someone else’s mouth is never a good idea. They should also be warned that when someone has a cut or sore they should be very careful to avoid touching it because of the ‘germs’ that they might catch.

Adults and teenagers who are sexually active should never have unprotected sex with someone who they even suspect may be infected by genital herpes. The use of a condom will provide some measure of protection but not complete protection. The only complete protection is abstinence.

A pregnant women who has ever had an outbreak of genital herpes should inform her obstetrician well before her due date, so the obstetrician can, if necessary, discuss and plan for a non-vaginal delivery.

Treating Herpes

It is worth mentioning again that all a doctor or a medication can do is treat symptoms of an outbreak of herpes with an antiviral medicine — there is no cure.

If your child has cold sores that do not disappear within ten days, or has a history of frequent cold sores, take him or her to a doctor.

By: Daisy Bone

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