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Thank you Terri,
I appreciate your time and the great work you are doing. I have to say that I was stunned to learn that HSV1 could be transmitted to the genitals. All these years I felt that using condoms was safe sex, at least safer than not using them. This whole experience has been an eye opener for me.
I feel like the sex education I received growing up was lacking to say the least. I feel like the adults have really let kids down. It doesn’t seem like I’m the only one is this situation. I’m very well educated with a bachelors degree in Biology and graduate degree in finance, so I would have understood this risk had I been taught about it. I was ignorant and naive.
Recently I’ve told others in my age group that thye have at least a 50% chance for testing positive for hsv1 and that it can be transmitted to the genitals through oral sex. Many of them don’t believe me. Keep in mind these are college educated, some with PhDs and some are medical doctors.