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Yeah well if 80% of american had herpies I still wouldn't want to be the 80%! Its still something you have for life and something I have for life and something I now have to tell any possible future partners....not cool!
Only about 20% of people ever develop noticeable symptoms and it's virtually impossible to test for in males. Most guys here probably already have it (since most of us are sexually active). Some people just lose the genetic lottery and have symptoms that their body doesn't naturally suppress. Fortunately, the majority of people who HAVE noticeable symptoms stop having symptoms after about 2 years. That's how long it takes, on average, for a healthy immune system to learn how to suppress the warts.
Yes, it sucks to be those people who have ridiculous outbreaks, but the outbreaks are treatable with prescribed topical cream and, again, their body will learn to suppress them over time. I stand by my original statement. It's not a big deal (for the vast majority of people).
EDIT: Oh, and women can now get vaccinated for a lot of the more threatening strains of HPV, which is good for everyone. What's funny is that doctors wont give women the vaccine if they are over the age of 26, because they assume that women already have HPV by then.
-Wolf