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What can i do if my doctor says that 90% of people who have had sex have some form of herpes. is that true?
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Confusing statistic: Cold sore on the lip is a form of herpes; which is contact transmitted, not generally but possibly sexually transmitted. If you add up the folks with cold sores as well as those with genital herpes, the number worldwide may be between 65-90%. There are at least 50 million people in the us with genital herpes. 58% in the us estimated to have hsv1 ('cold sore').
Answered 8/18/2013
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