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Could Having Protected Sex Cause Genital Herpes?

Hi my girlfriend of 8 months recently had become unwell weak and some pains. She went to doctors and the nurse told her she thinks she has an std which is herpes. She is to go to hospital to get checked in 10 days time for an std? she had 4 sexual partners before she met me and one was unprotected she claims when she was 17, the rest she used a condom all the time she said. Is it possible that she only getting the symptoms no
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
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Herpes can be suppressed depending on the general condition and immunity of the individual. In such cases the symptoms can be suppressed and an outbreak can take place due to various factors like another infection, medication, low immunity, etc.

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Could Having Protected Sex Cause Genital Herpes?

Hi Herpes can be suppressed depending on the general condition and immunity of the individual. In such cases the symptoms can be suppressed and an outbreak can take place due to various factors like another infection, medication, low immunity, etc. Best wishes