Enjoy this Valtrex commercial spoof from SNL. It’s one of our favorite videos because it gives us an opportunity to address the herpes crazy talk that’s lighting up twitter feeds across America.
Herpes is so misunderstood. First, you can’t get herpes from bathtubs, toilet seats, towels, or MySpace. Genital herpes (HSV-2) is spread from good, old-fashioned skin-to-skin contact with someone who has the virus. Here’s the problem. Millions of people have herpes and don’t know it. One study showed that up to 60% of infected people don’t know it because they don’t have the typical sores. With a visual exam, doctors can often mistake herpes for jock itch, vaginitis, razor burn, or ingrown hairs. Herpes can play hide and seek and is a master of disguise, so getting tested is the only way to know for sure.
We love it when Alec tries to tell Amy that “oftentimes the virus went undetected in tests.” Yeah, good one, but that’s not true. Type-specific blood tests, like the FDA-approved Herpeselect, differentiates between HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies and is one of the most sophisticated tests on the market. Herpeselect is highly sensitive (91%-100%) and specific (93%-100%) for HSV-1 and HSV-2 infection, even when there are no symptoms. If you test soon after an exposure and the results are negative, be sure to repeat the test 4 to 6 weeks later for confirmation of your results.
So, yes, Amy Poehler, you can have herpes and not know it. But don’t believe Alec when he says that it can go undetected in tests. With 60% of infected people unaware they have herpes, please do “get caught up in all the logic”. Get tested and take control of your sexual health. Because? Because…it’s important, that’s why. There’s really no need to overthink it.
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Telling your partner you could have genital herpes might be 1 in the hardest factors about getting diagnosed while using condition. Regardless of whether you’ve been together for years, or you are just beginning out, the conversation is going to be difficult–but it truly is one you need to have.