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Herpes: Partners
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Having genital herpes can impact your social and emotional life and many find it quite difficult to cope with this. In fact, if you have herpes, it is quite common to feel depressed, angry, and even guilty. Worrying about possible rejection by someone with whom you are hoping to become intimate is ... typical. Joining a support group in which members share common experiences and problems can help alleviate these stresses associated with having genital herpes. Seeing a couples' therapist with a committed partner may also be helpful for working through some of these issues.
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Occasionally, one partner in a long-term relationship may develop symptoms of herpes for the first time. Often this is due to one or both of the partners being carriers of HSV and not knowing it. The sudden appearance of herpes does not necessarily imply recent transmission from someone outside the relationship.
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All sexually active people are at risk for acquiring genital herpes. Having multiple sexual partners puts you at even greater risk. Estimates of how many Americans are infected range from 20% to 30%.
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Patients frequently spread genital herpes when there are no signs or symptoms of an outbreak. In fact, one study found that up to 70% of people who had herpes got it from their partner when they had no signs or symptoms of an outbreak.
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Dr Feelgood cites much of the anxiety associated with genital herpes is closely linked to the social stigma attached to the condition. Those diagnosed with herpes are often afraid of rejection and therefore refrain from discussing it with their friends and potential partners.
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Research suggests that the virus can be transmitted even when there are no symptoms present, so that a sexual partner without obvious genital herpes sores may still transmit the illness. In fact, asymptomatic spread may actually contribute more to the spread of genital herpes than do active sores.
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