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How to tell your partners you had herpes?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You might not be: Able to if there are no obvious lesions. There is usually a cluster of lesions that look like blisters. The lesions can appear on the penis, anus, labia or cervix ; they can spread, coalesce followed by crusting over. The fluid in the lesions is very contagious. (herpes simplex type ii).

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Answered 1/14/2014

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