Posted by HornyMike on September 24, 2000 at 19:05:13:
In Reply to: Re: Hey Doc! posted by XMan on September 23, 2000 at 11:50:11:
| Here are some fun facts that I garnered off of some websites. Sorry to harp on this very depressing subject, but for those of us willing to go the extra mile to play "safely" it may be worth it. Unfortunately, I found a lack of information on the web. Most of the sites are geared towards people who have it, not people interested in avoiding it. The only practical advice seems to be that a condom will at least lower your risk, I assume by covering more flesh. No info what level of risk is presented by contact with body fluids. The following are quotes taken off the sites. All I can say is...ewww, gross. This may be because male to female transmission is more efficient than female to male transmission. Most people infected with HSV-2 are not aware of their infection. male to female transmission is more efficient than female to male transmission. HSV-2 infection is also more common in blacks (45.9%) than in whites (17.6%). However, some individuals with HSV-2 infection may never have lesions, or may have very mild symptoms that they don't even notice or that they mistake for insect bites or a rash. How can people protect themselves against infection? Genital lesions are much harder to describe because they vary so much from individual to individual. For men, some describe it as a cold sore on the shaft of the penis, others as bumps and generalized itching/tingling in the genital region, still others get some sort of sore or bump on the inner thigh or sacrum (buttocks area). For women, the sores can occur on and around the labia, clitoris, vulva (outside of the vagina), or in the pubic area. Some people get lesions anally or on the buttocks as well. They may or may not look like cold sores, and some individuals have outbreaks that resemble yeast infections, paper cuts or chaffed areas
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