The Sex Ed You Never Had by Award-winning Psycho-Sexologist Chantelle Otten

Author:Award-winning Psycho-Sexologist Chantelle Otten [Otten, Award-winning Psycho-Sexologist Chantelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2020-08-16T16:00:00+00:00

This direct approach will give you the opportunity to get the words out of your mouth, observe their reaction, answer questions and give space to process.

Despite what many people with genital herpes think, it’s often unlikely for a romantic partner to reject you as a love or sex interest after you disclose you have herpes. They will either already be informed on what that means for them or they will need some help understanding where they sit.

Answer questions and give more info: A lot of people are not well-informed on the details of herpes and how it affects them. After letting your partner know that you have a diagnosis, they might want to know more information about your experience. You can let them know whether you take medication to treat your herpes, or how often you have an outbreak, or if you have been asymptomatic for a while.

Remember: you are under no obligation to let them know how you contracted herpes! Babe, it is up to you whether you want to keep that private or not.

Give them time to reflect: You can’t expect every person to react in the same way to this chat. I suggest that you give your romantic partner some time to think about the information you have given them so they can see how they feel. If they are really interested in you, they might want to take some time to research herpes and the facts.

Safer sex per favor: There’s no way to be 100 per cent protected when you are getting down and dirty with a sexual partner. So even if they are fully accepting of your herpes status, it’s super important to practise safer sex.

The number-one rule is to not have genital sex during outbreaks. So keep your undies on! During an outbreak is when the risk of transmission is super high, so have a chat to your doctor about using antiviral drugs, which can help by decreasing the amount of viral shedding that the herpes virus produces and lowers your risk of infecting others. And it’s important to use protection such as condoms or dental dams.

And look, at the end of the day, hundreds of millions of people globally have pleasurable and fulfilling sex lives with a diagnosis of genital herpes!

Takeaways

Herpes is not deadly, or even very dangerous for that matter. It can be distressing, and scary, but it won’t get worse over time, and it won’t cause serious health problems. The most important thing you can do is take care of yourself, communicate with those you trust, and have a good doctor who will be able to explain everything to you.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by a virus that can be spread through sex or exchanging fluids, including breastmilk. Yes, it can be serious, and unfortunately there is no cure. But, on the flip side, it can be easily prevented through vaccines and condoms. Most Aussies have had the hep B vaccine in their youth.

Who can get it?

Anyone.

How can

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