| Ok, so there are two types of stds. Viral and bacterial. All bacterial stds can be cured; syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, trick (trichomiosis or something). Viral stds are gonna stick around tho; herpes, hiv/aids, hpv. Your body can take care of hpv on its own; sometimes it just goes away, sometimes not. But the other two aren't going anywhere.
I suggest additional research online to get the details about this stuff.
Herpes is tricky cus you can have it and not have any symptoms; just be a carrier. Mozy, she probably told you so you wouldn't be surprised if you got mouth sores. Its rare to get it tho unless the person your kissing has sores at the same time; they come and go. It is possible to get it however without her having any signs, but unlikely. Sores on the outside of the mouth signify oral herpes. You can have sores inside your mouth but those aren't typically herpes; can happen if you bite your check, burn it on hot food, etc. Those are called cold sores, in America anyways.
DO NOT get head from a girl who has oral herpes cus she could give you genital herpes. like wise, if you give head to a girl who has genital herpes, you could get oral herpes..
There was this chick I was crazy about and always flirted with at my work; she always had a boyfriend but I knew she kind of liked me. Then, right after she broke up with her bf she wanted to hangout, but i had found out around the same time she had oral herpes. Still makes me sad cus I don't have it (got tested over summer) and she's not worth taking the risk for, as far as I'm concerned.
Heres the thing tho, herpes is very common and most people don't even know they have it. Aside from hpv, it is the most common std out there. You can get herpes and still have normal relationships, date, whatever. It can be suppressed with medicines which reduce greatly the risk of transfer. Not something you want, but hey, at least its not hiv, right?
The only way to know FOR SURE if you have no signs is to get tested. My university doesn't even test for herpes during the regular gambit of std tests because its so common. I think its so stupid they don't but the idea is, most people who have it show no symptoms, so why fuck with their head. I make them test for it tho cus I would rather know than just assume I dont have it.
I know a lot about stds and get tested often cus I'm a paranoid! Strap it up kiddies! I had chlamydia once (the clap) but I got prescribed a two time dose of antibiotics. Simple fix. (I got it from a girl I was dating, fuckin beotch! I was in Italy at the time and had to deal with it for like 3 weeks till I got back and saw my doctor, it was not fun!)
I encourage everyone to get educated on STDs, do your own research online through a variety of sources. Also get tested regularly if you are active. If you have multiple partners the recommendation is every six months to a year. And always always wear condoms unless you know for a FACT she is clean and on birth control!
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