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How has genital herpes really affected your life?

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Has not: My life has not been affected. But people with this disorder can have multiple problems, including recurrent painful lesions, fear of transmission to partners and to babies at time of delivery, and there are those who may have recurrent episodes of meningitis (mollaret's meningitis).

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 5/1/2012

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