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what is it ,how does it effect the human body ,scared I have been terrible sensative partner has blistery rash on belly just in the last month how will this effect future partners how can this be controlled need pictures and any information
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by Georgan Gregg: ()
From the other information you gave, it seems you want to know about genital herpes. I think you are asking if a blistery rash on the belly is a symptom. Blisters can be a symptom, but most infected people have no or only minimal signs or symptoms. When signs do occur, they are usually one or more blisters on or around the genitals or rectum. The blisters break, leaving tender ulcers or sores that can take 2-4 weeks to heal the 1st time they occur.
I’m hoping you can communicate within this relationship with honesty about your concern of herpes. Although herpes can be a serious health issue for some, most experience discomfort & annoyance. To clarify, herpes is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the herpes simplex viruses type 1 (HSV-1) & type 2 (HSV-2). As to how having herpes will effect future partners, there are several things you need to know. Once a person becomes infected, genital herpes lives forever inside the infected person, with or without an active outbreak. The blisters & sores, which result from herpes becoming active, will come & go, but there is no known cure for the virus.
As to when herpes can be passed on, there are no absolute answers. What we know for sure is that herpes is transmitted by direct contact with an infected area, either a few days before or after an outbreak, or during the outbreak itself. Which means you can be contagious even if you don’t have visible sores. It’s important to realize that this virus can enter another’s body through small cuts, the genitals or other body openings, including the mouth & eyes, or direct sore-to-skin contact. A condom is recommended, but it cannot provide 100% protection from herpes (or genital warts) because some skin is still exposed. Hopefully, you have not become infected with herpes, but some people take up to a year to have symptoms, & a few people are carriers who can pass the virus on without experiencing any symptoms. For those who experience them, symptoms of herpes begin 2 - 30 days after infection.
I encourage you to continue learning about herpes, including how to talk to this partner & future potential sexual partners. I recommend calling the National Herpes Hotline at (919) 361-8488 from 9am-7pm Eastern Time M-F (NOT a toll free call, but the best source). Ask them any question with total privacy, followed up by written information they will offer & even where to get support if you learn that you are infected. You can also check out the Herpes Web ring.
Let us know if we can be of further assistance.Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology
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