Sometimes called STD short for sexually transmitted disease, genital herpes is highly contagious. It can be easily caught from any sexual encounter with a person that is infected with genital herpes. Genital herpes can be quite painful and can affect your relationships. Find out how to prevent it.
Genital Herpes How Does It Spread?
Lying dormant in the carrier for many years but still contagious, if you have unprotected sex with someone who is a carrier, even though they may not have any symptons you can still catch it. Even having protected sex with anyone with active sores of genital herpes can stil pass it on to you. The person carrying genital herpes may not even be aware that they have contracted this virus and may unknowingly pass this virus on to you.
Genital herpes protection advice?
Firstly to help protect yourself it is important not to have lots of partners, you can’t guarantee that one of your partners hasnt got genital herpes. If you meet someone new try and find out if they have any symptoms of genital herpes, remember there is no cure, its your body and you need to protect it, and once you have the virus it will be with your forever. Always use a condom and avoid oral sex.
Certain triggers can activate the genital herpes, like eating chocolate, beer, fizzy drinks, seeds and nuts, a cold or fever. Stress or emotional problems can become a trigger, so if you are stressed about the next outbreak this can start it off again.
Natural based herpes treatments can help stop the outbreaks but there is no cure. Nobody knows for sure yet whether these natural treatment control the outbreaks or kill the virus.
Although there is no cure yet, scientists are still searching for a herpes cure, but now you can get natural homeopathic relief from the painful symptoms of herpes eruptions for both oral and genital herpes.
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