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Moral Obligation and Genital HSV 1
I was diagnosed with genital herpes simplex 1 when i was only 16, i was not devestated at the time because i loved my boyfriend and was in denial of us breaking up. Its been four years without another outbreak and im not on medication. Im moving away for university and breaking up with my boyfriend (my choice) and he is the only person who knows besides my mother.Im scared to get into my first new relationship. I heard that people are not morally obligated to tell a future potential partner they have genital hsv 1, is that true, if so, why?
Talking about what you know you have is the "nice" thing to do and shows you respect yourself and your partner. It's also a good way to get your partner to talk about their own sexual experiences and std testing. On this forum we encourage everyone to talk about what they know they have .
grace
grace
thank you! i agree, does anyone have a story of how they told their first potential partner since diagnoses?
oh lots of posts here on that - try searching on the forum under herpes telling or something like that to find old posts.
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Herpes spreads by oral, vaginal and anal sex.
Herpes sores blister, then burst, scab and heal.
STIs are the most common cause of genital sores.
Millions of people are diagnosed with STDs in the U.S. each year.
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
