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Herpes within the Urethra

by poordecision, Aug 13, 2009 10:05AM

Is there any information on the statistical chances of getting herpes within the Urethra? Further, because herpes is typically spread through skin to skin contact, if a male has herpes within his urethra does it make it reduce the risk of infecting your partner?

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by gracefromHHP

, Aug 13, 2009 04:48PM

The area of symptoms doesn't really matter when it's below the waist - it's all the same nerve ganglia. If your symptoms are mainly within the urethra, you still have genital herpes. You still shed from the area of symptoms as well as from the entire anogenital area during those symptoms. You still shed the virus from the anogenital area periodically in between obvious symptoms too.

I'm not sure I know of any stats off hand on how many folks get ob's in the urethra. I've had them myself and it's quite painful.

grace

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