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What should you do if your partner has genital herpes?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Outbreaks: Be aware of outbreaks. Avoid sex for 7-10 days after an outbreak heals. Have your partner consider taking medication for suppression of the herpes virus. Use condoms.
Answered 12/5/2018
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Condoms, abstinence.: You should abstain from sexual activity with partners when sores or other symptoms of herpes are present. It is important to know that even if a person does not have any symptoms, he or she can still infect sex partners. Sex partners of infected persons should be advised that they may become infected and they should use condoms to reduce the risk.
Answered 9/9/2013
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