YAGT: She has HSV-1. Deal breaker?

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PricklyPete

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My fiancee has HSV-1...she got it from her mom...and I can guarantee that her mom did not get it from being sexually promiscuous.

Either way, she only has a breakout at most once a year...and she is very good about being careful when she does. We don't kiss and we don't share food/silverware/glasses during that time period. I have not gotten it yet. Not really an issue.
 

TravisT

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I have it, not sure if i recently caught it from my wife or not as she has grown up with it, but i've had two cold sores in the last probably 3 years. None before that. They suck, but certainly nothing to break up over. I think somewhere around 75% of people have it, if not more.
 

mordantmonkey

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Originally posted by: joshsquall
And absolutely nothing in your argument goes against what I said. You were wrong about
HSV causing cervical cancer, and everyone has HPV.
not everyone, but most.
i think 90% have hsv, and over 80% of people who have had 4 or more partners have HPV.
 

Iron Woode

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some observations:

Herpes: The Love Bug

Herpes: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

if you've had chicken pox, you have herpes.
 

Feldenak

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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
if you've had chicken pox, you have herpes.

Explain that a little more please.

A person usually has only one episode of chickenpox, but VZV can lie dormant within the body and cause a different type of skin eruption later in life called shingles (or herpes zoster). Getting the chickenpox vaccine significantly lowers your child's chances of getting chickenpox, but he or she may still develop shingles later.

OMG, The herp!

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KrillBee

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how does one get HSV 1?

and are yall sure that 90% of ppl have it? and that you are not confusing it with another similar cold sore thing?
 

Feldenak

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Originally posted by: KrillBee
how does one get HSV 1?

and are yall sure that 90% of ppl have it? and that you are not confusing it with another similar cold sore thing?

What do you think causes cold sores? Cold sores = HSV-1
 

Whisper

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Originally posted by: KrillBee
how does one get HSV 1?

and are yall sure that 90% of ppl have it? and that you are not confusing it with another similar cold sore thing?

The figure I've heard cited most often is that 75% of the US population has some form of herpes, with--I believe--HSV1 being the most common.
 

d2arcturus

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Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: yllus
I guess you might want to ask if it's the strain that can result in cervical cancer in women - future partners probably wouldn't be thrilled of you passing that one on to them.

Otherwise you might as well not sweat it.

That's HPV. And everyone has HPV.
Trust me, there are plenty of ATOTers that don't have HPV. It requires human contact.

Excellent.
 

Vette73

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Originally posted by: Whisper
Originally posted by: KrillBee
how does one get HSV 1?

and are yall sure that 90% of ppl have it? and that you are not confusing it with another similar cold sore thing?

The figure I've heard cited most often is that 75% of the US population has some form of herpes, with--I believe--HSV1 being the most common.



Actually those stats are over rated as they usually state how many people have been exposed to the HSV-1, not have it.

HSV-1 is so common in the United States that by late adulthood, 60 to 80 percent of the population has been exposed, [2] although only 15 to 20 percent of these people have had symptoms of infection.

Oh and also...

The common myth is that HSV-1 causes a mild infection that is occasionally bothersome, but never dangerous. The reality? HSV-1 is usually mild, especially when it infects the lips, face, or genitals. However, in some cases type 1 can recur spontaneously in the eye, causing ocular herpes, a potentially serious infection which can lead to blindness. In very rare cases HSV- 1 can spread spontaneously to the brain, causing herpes encephalitis, a dangerous infection that can lead to death. HSV-1 is also the usual cause of herpes whitlow, an infection on the finger, and "wrestler's herpes," (herpes gladiatorum) a herpes infection on the chest or face.

So have fun with that OP. :laugh: