Herpes
Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Thursday, November 19th, 2009Source: Health Day News
Study finds low level shedding may be continuous, infection state unclear
Herpes, the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital lesions, never truly goes into a dormant state, new research suggests.
As a matter of fact, even when it’s not causing an outbreak, the virus is shedding tiny bits of itself in the genital tract.
While the [...]
Do severe herpes outbreaks increase my cancer risk?
Monday, November 16th, 2009By Dr. Jennifer Shu
Q: I have HSV-1 and HSV-2. I found out that my outbreaks are now forming from the inside lining of my genital area, which is all the way in the vagina. My question is — does this mean my outbreaks are becoming severe, and am I more susceptible to cancer? And what’s the [...]
Genital Herpes: Some Common Myths
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009By Jose I. Iparraguirre, M.D.
It’s probably not something you discuss with your friends, but you almost certainly know several people who are infected with genital herpes. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) estimates that as many as 45 million people ages 12 and older have this very common sexually transmitted disease. That equates [...]
