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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:00 AM

I have herpes. Do I have to tell all my partners?

Is it fair of me to ask someone to accept getting this by becoming involved with me?
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, November 21, 2006 09:21 PM

    But what about Type I?

    I had a serious longterm boyfriend who didn't know he had type 1 on his mouth. And now I have type 1 in my genital area. And those outbreaks are far less frequent and super rare and pretty minor compared to type 2, but the information "out there" on type 1 in the genital region is pretty scarce.

    So what then? Tell, sure. But how? Are full apologetic explanations of non-whore-iness necessary? What experiences have other people had with this? What about the day that I want to have children? At some point, there will have to be unprotected sex with a trusted intimate partner, right?

    —No Name Given

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