“Is there a way to prevent getting STDs?”
So this girl I really like and we are about to be sexually involved told me she has HPV (Human papillomavirus) and HSV 1 and HSV 2 (Herpes-both). How can I prevent getting it?
Male | 35 years old
4 Answers
Thanks for the question. You can use condoms. This is all you can do to prevent HPV. You can also both take Valacyclovir prior to sexual contact to help prevent HSV, both types. You should be tested for HSV, and both of you should consider testing for HIV, other STDs, and possibly also Hepatitis.
Condom.
Carl Lauter MD, MACP, FAAAAI, FIDSA
Section Head, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Member, Section of Infectious Diseases
Professor, OUWB School of Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
3535 West 13 Mile, Suite 605
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
Mobile 2488912451
Patient Office 2485510495
Fax 2485517268
Carl.lauter@beaumont.edu
Carl Lauter MD, MACP, FAAAAI, FIDSA
Section Head, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Member, Section of Infectious Diseases
Professor, OUWB School of Medicine
William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
3535 West 13 Mile, Suite 605
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
Mobile 2488912451
Patient Office 2485510495
Fax 2485517268
Carl.lauter@beaumont.edu
“Foots don’t fail me now…“ run away fast. There’s plenty of girls on all the dating apps.
First, get an antibody test to if you have either of them if you have both already, then no risk to you. If you do have antibodies to both, then take precautions and use condoms.
