In a study of 8,300 women ages 18 to 30, the vaccine, developed by GlaxoSmithKline, partially protected against HSV-1, the strain of herpes which typically causes cold sores but can also cause genital herpes. None of the women had any strain of herpes when the study began, and half of the women were given the experimental vaccine while the other half were given a hepatitis A vaccine. Amy Demner, a Board Certified Clinical Sexologist, answers your questions about how herpes can affect your life, love relationships and future. The vaccine, however, did not protect against HSV-2, the strain that most commonly causes genital herpes.
Knipe told Nature News he thinks the public sector might need to fund herpes vaccine research to further advance it. The CDC says persons with herpes should abstain from sexual activity with uninfected partners when lesions or other symptoms are present.
How to Avoid HerpesAs long as you're sexually active, there's a chance you could get herpes. Sex and HerpesYou still can have sex if you have genital herpes, but you must tell your partner you have the virus.
During vaginal birth, the herpes virus could spread to your baby, especially if your first outbreak happens around the delivery time.
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