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What is STD / STI?
A sexually transmitted disease STD or (Sexually Transmitted Infection) is a disease caused by a pathogen (e.g., virus, bacterium, parasite, fungus) that is spread from person to person primarily through sexual contact. STDs can be painful, irritating, debilitating, and life threatening. More than twenty sexually transmitted diseases have been identified.
What is HSV?
Herpes is caused by a virus called Herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are five types of herpesvirus. Herpes simplex-1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2, the most common type) are considered sexually transmitted diseases.HSV-1 causes cold sores and fever blisters on the mouth and has been found in genital lesions as well. HSV-2, commonly called genital herpes, causes internal and external genital sores and blisters. Herpes is a lifelong, incurable disease but can be managed with antiviral drugs and safer sex practices. About 48 million people in the United States have genital herpes.
How can I get genital herpes?
Herpes is most easily spread from genital-to-genital or oral-to-genital contact during an active outbreak or during prodrome -- the few days just before an outbreak. A person most certainly CAN spread the virus even if s/he not having an outbreak.
For how long is the infected person able to spread herpes to others?
Once infected, a person is capable of spreading herpes to others for the rest of his or her life. The most dangerous time is when an infected person is having an outbreak of herpes sores, but people can spread herpes to others during times when no symptoms are present. This occurs during times of viral shedding (large amounts of the herpes virus present on the surface of the skin without the herpes sores). Many people experience itching, tingling, or heightened sensitivity and tenderness in the area of the original infection a few hours before the sores appear. Some experience pain in the buttocks or knees.
Is Safe Sex Really Safe?
Gone are the days when people could have multiple partners without the use of a condom, and other safe sex practices.
Safe sex is all about keeping yourself, and your partner, protected from the complications of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease.
Although the concept of safe sex seems easy enough to understand, more and more people -- young people in particular -- seem to be missing the point, or missing the concept of how to accomplish safe sex. And just how safe and reliable is that condom when it comes right down to it? A condom can't promise 100% protection from AIDS or from pregnancy.
For males in particular, another problem with practicing safe sex is remembering to take the time to ...
(a) have a condom ready (b) know how to use it properly, and (c) take the time to put it on.
It's important to educate young people today in the proper use of condoms so that they understand when and how to use them. There's no point to having a condom ready if neither partner is going to take time to enforce its use. In a very practical sense, however, although a condom is typically worn by the male partner during heterosexual intercourse (and typically by both partners in a homosexual one), the responsibility for proper condom-IQ is borne by both partners.
Fortunately, there are more and more products appearing on the market to help people to plan for safe sex and to practice this method of responsible intercourse. Since both the birth control pill and the condom aren't 100% effective, combining the use of both of them together will increase your chances of staying safe.
It's also vital to be aware of a partner's sexual history, and to seek "medical clearance" before engaging in a new relationship. This is especially important for those in polygamous relationships (more than one sexual partner at a time), because a "chain" of unsafe sex can start with any partner and spread rapidly through a previously healthy group.
The only way that there are going to be less unwanted pregnancies, and less transmission of STD's is if all sexually active people - both young and old -- are educated in the concepts of safe sex and what it means to them. In particular, in parts of the country where access to information is more challenging (such as some underprivileged areas), it's vital that communities step forward and provide this education.
Young men, in particular, need to understand the implications and risks of unprotected sex and what it can mean to their lives when they have an unwanted pregnancy or find out that they have a STD. Safe sex starts with education and knowledge, neither of which any young teen can do without.
Jim Shaw
Herpes Dating
More and more relationships in this day and age tend to breakdown with people either coping with the aftermath and going on to find other relationships with no problems but for many the emotional toll makes it painful for them to pursue new relationships.
If you have herpes or another STD then this multiplies the emotional factors involved in the dating world the thought of ridicule and rejection. Many people keep themselves to themselves and put up a guard because of the emotional trauma they have been through in past relationships.
Every one is different and every relationship breakdown can affect people in different ways some people are strong and others not. Many are ignorant and can be hurtful to people who suffer with any form of STD. So people tend to date people who admit to having a STD rather than dating someone who may not own up to having it and living a lie what else is this type of person hiding from you!
Herpes dating is very popular like normal dating sites the growth has increased over the last couple of years with the popularity and easy access to the internet more and more sites are competing for members and offer free services to get members to join.
When you join a herpes dating site your fellow members have admitted to having a disease making them in part honest and more likely to be trusted having something in common with yourself which could be the start of a good friendship or close relationship built on trust and honesty.
