the odds of passing herpes can be lessened to a large degree.
UNPROTECTED TRANSMISSION RATES? WHAT ABOUT ORAL SEX?
• Herpes male to non- 99% of the time, oral cold herpes female = 10% sores are caused by HSV-1 • Herpes female to non- (oral HSV-2 is very, very rare) herpes male = 4% 50% of new genital herpes Assumes the following: cases are HSV-1 from oral sex. • No sex during active outbreaks, • No daily antiviral medication WHAT IS VIRAL SHEDDING? • No regular use of condoms. Herpes can be transmitted 3 extra layers of protection: with no visible symptoms. 1. Daily suppressive therapy of Here are the %s of the time herpes antiviral medication reduces silently sheds the virus based on transmission rates by 48%. the HSV type and location (not to be transmitting to female (%/yr.) 2. Condoms reduce transmission confused with transmission rates). 10% (NO protection) rates by another 30-50%. 3. Awareness of prodrome HSV-2 genital 15-30% 5% (condoms OR meds) helps to protect that much HSV-1 genital 3-5% 2.5% (condoms AND meds) more so sex can be avoided HSV-1 oral 9-18% during such sensations. HSV-2 oral 1% THE BASICS Shedding occurs more frequently • Over 25 million Americans during the first 6-12 months 14-49 years old (16.2%) of having herpes than it does have genital herpes. subsequently due to building • 776,000 new herpes cases up antibodies. Asymptomatic annually (2,000/day). genital HSV-2 infections shed • 80% have oral HSV-1 virus about 1/2 as frequently transmitting to male (%/yr.) 80% of the 16.2% with genital as symptomatic infections. 4% (NO protection) herpes don’t know they have it. 2% (condoms OR meds) DISCLOSURE E-BOOK Herpes is transmitted via skin- 1% (condoms AND meds) to-skin contact in a warm/moist • Download the free e-book to environment (mostly genitals/ shift your whole perspective on mouth). Herpes is transmitted herpes: www.eepurl.com/b4IPP For comparison’s sake ... There’s a 2-15%* chance of unintended pregnancy with condoms and a 1.81%** only when the contagious WHERE DOES THIS INFO COME FROM? chance of dying in a car accident over your lifetime. area of the skin contacts the (just search for these terms in Google) *NBC News “Condom Use 101” Feb. 26, 2012 mucous membrane or a crack • Planned Parenthood’s herpes page **2012 US Census “Death Rates by Selected Causes” Note: Source of all data on this page comes in the surface of the skin. • ASHA Herpes Resource Center from the research pages to the lower right. Daily suppressive antiviral • WebMD herpes page “It’s really important for • CDC: Genital Herpes Fact Sheet medication can reduce shedding by • NYT Health Guide: Genital Herpes people to understand how 50-90% and reduce the frequency • Westover Heights Herpes Handbook common herpes is, and how of outbreaks by up to 80%. • http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ little problem it causes ...” article.aspx?articleid=896698 — Dr. Anna Kaminski (PP)
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