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Suggest Remedy For Herpes That Causes Cold Sores
last summer my ex girlfriend was told she had hpv.. she had the shots n was cured.. i dont know what to do about me.. she said she has one that causes cervical cancer.. im worried bout my future.. i dont have children.. im talking to a female now she is over 30.. she feels like if we have sex im gonna ruin her life.. i asked my doctor not to worry about it as long as i dont have warts theres nothing to worry about.. but i have no choice but to worry cause im a good man and i dont wanna hurt anyone.. i took a std test n was told i have the herpes that causes cold sores.. this is ruining my self esteem and i feel like im gonna spend the rest of my life alone... please help me...
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HCM.
Herpes infection that causing cold sores is not a sexually transmitted infection. It may be positive almost 70% of any population around the world. As long as there is no obvious lesion around mouth and nose you ignore that result. If you have recurrences then there are few specific anti-viral drugs available to treat Herpes and you can avail the same from your physician.
Regarding HPV, it might not infect all who exposed to HPV. This is true with almost with all infections. Only certain vulnerable individuals catch the infection and others remain free whether it is an amebiosis or HIV. So it is always not a must that you got infected with HPV from your partner.
Unless there is no obvious lesions outside your genitals you just forget about that you had been exposed to somebody who had HPV. if there was no lesion even 6 months after that contact, you would be unlikely to be infected with HPV.
So you will not infect your future sex partners. So don't have any feeling of guilt about this.
Dr S.Murugan
Welcome to HCM.
Herpes infection that causing cold sores is not a sexually transmitted infection. It may be positive almost 70% of any population around the world. As long as there is no obvious lesion around mouth and nose you ignore that result. If you have recurrences then there are few specific anti-viral drugs available to treat Herpes and you can avail the same from your physician.
Regarding HPV, it might not infect all who exposed to HPV. This is true with almost with all infections. Only certain vulnerable individuals catch the infection and others remain free whether it is an amebiosis or HIV. So it is always not a must that you got infected with HPV from your partner.
Unless there is no obvious lesions outside your genitals you just forget about that you had been exposed to somebody who had HPV. if there was no lesion even 6 months after that contact, you would be unlikely to be infected with HPV.
So you will not infect your future sex partners. So don't have any feeling of guilt about this.
Dr S.Murugan
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