Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the herpes simplex viruses’ type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2). Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2. Most individuals have no symptoms or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection. When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. These blisters break and leave tender ulcers (sores) that may take two to four weeks to heal the first time they occur. Typically another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first, but it is almost always less severe and doesn’t usually last as long.
So herpes are cold sores on your man junk or lady parts. It’s a pretty fucking common STI as STIs go, so don’t freak out if you’ve got it. And whatever you do, don’t go onto one of those Internet forums where people talk about ‘their experiences with herpes’. All you will read about are the thousands of idiots out there who think that getting genital herpes is the end of their sex lives. Given that approximately one out of six people in the United States has the herpes infection, you’ve likely already fucked someone with herpes and just didn’t know it. Or you’ve already got it, don’t know it, and are fucking other people, passing it around like the common cold.
Fun Fact #1: HSV-1 and HSV-2 are passed between people when they have open sores, but they can also be transferred when one doesn’t appear to have an open sore. Which is how a lot of people end up with herpes. They’re either passing it on to someone unknowingly because they’ve never had an outbreak or they’re passing it on to someone between outbreaks.
Fun Fact #2: HSV-1 more commonly causes infections of the mouth and lips, so cold sores on the mouth. HSV-1 infection of the genitals can be caused by oral-genital contact with a person who has the HSV-1 infection. Genital HSV-1 outbreaks recur less regularly than genital HSV-2 outbreaks.
If you end up with herpes, don’t freak out. You may end up with a nasty outbreak of sores on your junk or lady bits, and you may have to pee in the bathtub filled with lukewarm water and you’ll probably have to take antibiotics for a year or two to get it under control and when your immune system is down and you’re fighting off a flu you may end up with an outbreak again, but don’t worry. Tons of people are dealing with this every day and those people are continuing to have hot sex with awesome lovers. Herpes isn’t curable – you’ll always have the herpes strain/virus in your body, but the antiviral medications you can take can shorten and prevent outbreaks. Just try not to fuck when you have raging sores all over your dick or pussy. Otherwise, don’t let this get in the way of your life.
1. I’ve got the herp.
2. The first time I got a herpes outbreak I thought my dick was going to fall off. Now look at me – six months later and I’m fucking my girlfriend like a champ.
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