News Related to Genital Herpes
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Herpes Drugs Don't Stop Herpes Shedding
Jan. 5, 2012 -- People with genital herpes can still infect their sex partners -- even if they are taking anti-herpes drugs that prevent herpes outbreaks. Even when they don't have an active herpes outbreak, people who carry genital herpes viruses are at risk of infecting their sex partners. With th
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Genital Herpes' Silent Spread
April 12, 2011 -- Even if they don't show any sign of infection, people carrying the genital herpes virus can infect a sex partner 10% of the time. The finding comes from a large study that collected daily genital swabs from nearly 500 people infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the ge
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CDC: Genital Herpes Rates Still High
March 9, 2010 -- One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to one in two black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal. Rates of infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) -- the sexually transmitted virus that causes most genital herpes --
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Condoms Help Cut Risk of Genital Herpes
July 13, 2009 -- Condom use reduces, but does not eliminate, the risk of contracting genital herpes, according to a new review of research. Researchers found consistent condom users have about a 30% lower risk of contracting genital herpes than those who never used condoms. While earlier studies hav
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Vaginal Treatment May Prevent Herpes
Jan. 21, 2009 -- Small anti-herpes RNA molecules applied to the vagina protect mice against new herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infections for one week. The preventive treatment uses small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules. These tiny bits of genetic material are designed to switch off specific
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Herpes Often Unknowingly Spread
Oct. 30, 2008 (Washington D.C.) -- Young women who don't know they have the virus that causes genital herpes could be unknowingly fueling the herpes epidemic, new research suggests. Although they have no symptoms of the disease and have not been tested, many women are actively shedding the virus in
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Half a Billion Have Genital Herpes Virus
Oct. 1, 2008 -- More than half a billion people are infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2, the virus that causes most cases of genital herpes, and nearly 24 million new cases happen per year. That's according to the first global estimate of the prevalence (total number of cases) and incidenc
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Genital Herpes: Stigma Still Strong
Aug. 24, 2007 -- Genital herpes is common but it still carries a big social stigma, an online poll shows. The poll included 503 U.S. adults with genital herpes and about 1,400 other adults who said they didn't have genital herpes. Participants answered questions about their relationships and views o
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Mother-to-Infant Herpes Transmission
Jan. 7, 2003 -- Women infected with herpes can reduce the risk of passing the virus on to their children by having a cesarean section and taking other safety precautions during pregnancy and delivery, according to a new study. Researchers say it's the first real proof that delivering a baby via cesa
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Rare Circumcision Ritual Carries Herpes Risk
Aug. 2, 2004 -- A rare Jewish circumcision practice may put young infants at risk for genital herpes with potentially severe complications, according to a new study. Researchers in Israel have documented eight cases in which male infants became infected with the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) a
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