STD Question. Which is worst. Herpes or Genital Warts?!
Question: Im not that familiar with neither of them, but me and some friends were talking about the two STD's in a group and some were saying that Warts were actually worst because they can easily be given to your partner because they can be transmitted by skin to skin. But others disagreed and thought that Herpes were actually worst to catch because of the sudden outbreaks and the fact that they can lay dormant in your system and u may not know you have it, but still may pass the virus to the next person.
I was on the fence because i dont know much about the two, but I was also told that you still can catch both even with a condom on because of fluid and condoms only being 99.9 safe.
I dunno. What do you guys think?
Answers: Im not that familiar with neither of them, but me and some friends were talking about the two STD's in a group and some were saying that Warts were actually worst because they can easily be given to your partner because they can be transmitted by skin to skin. But others disagreed and thought that Herpes were actually worst to catch because of the sudden outbreaks and the fact that they can lay dormant in your system and u may not know you have it, but still may pass the virus to the next person.
I was on the fence because i dont know much about the two, but I was also told that you still can catch both even with a condom on because of fluid and condoms only being 99.9 safe.
I dunno. What do you guys think?
I have herpes and I'd MUCH rather have that than genital warts.
How many of you have cold sores? Do you think they are appalling, or just a bit of an inconvenience or nuisance at times that doesn't impinge on your life? Well cold sores are herpes, and genital herpes is absolutely no different. The herpes virus is an irritating skin infection, but is recurs very rarely in most people and for me, an outbreak is usually gone and healed in 48 hours from the first sign - and the worst one I ever had was three tiny blisters. No worse than a small cold sore on the mouth.
Warts, on the other hand, also stay in your body for life - they are a virus - and don't go away without treatment. The can also be passed on to future sexual partners without you having symptoms - my friend had never had symptoms of a wart infection himself, but he gave his girlfriend, who had been a virgin until they had sex, a very bad case of warts, that kept on coming back and having to be frozen off. And the hpv that doesn't cause warts can cause cervical cancer.
Yep, I'd much rather have herpes. At least I know 8 out of 10 of you also have the same virus I have genitally (hsv-1) - on your mouths :-)
BTW - as to condoms and herpes/warts - condoms only provide a protection factor of about 40% against herpes - think of all the skin that isn't covered - and possibly less protection than that against warts. In a study of infection with hpv (warts) amongst college students, over the course of a few years, infection rates were hardly different between those who used condoms consistently and those who didn't. Both are transmitted by skin contact, which condoms provide little protection against. One in four women will catch genital herpes, and half will become infected with hpv.
there both bad since theres no cure for either; thats why you use a condom
There's a chance for Genital warts to "heal" on their own. Or help them dissapear and erradicate eventually.
Herpes has no known cure.
I'd rather have warts if had to choose.
They are both disgusting. You can get ANY STD through sex and almost any STD through any other type of sexual encounter. Condoms will not protect you entirely from getting a STD. If your not educated on the matters of sex and everything that comes with it, then you shouldn't be having sex.
Herpes. The outbreaks are painful and it's incurable. It affects both males and females in regards to the lesions. The worst thing about HPV is that it can (doesn't always) cause cervical cancer. This is easily avoided by regular PAP smears. By that, I mean you can catch abnormal cells before they become cancerous and have them removed. HPV can, but usually doesn't, affect men. The warts are painless (if you even get them) and can also be easily removed.
Genital warts and herpes are NOT the same thing at all! Genital warts are caused by HPV whilst Herpes is caused by HSV. Different diseases entirely.
Herpes has its downsides in that it is incurable, can be painful and can blind babies born during a flare up (which is why caesereans are done when there is a risk of that). However the virus that causes genital warts can cause cervical cancer, so I am going to say HPV. Herpes is painful and unpleasant but it doesn't kill. Cervical cancer (which is almost always caused by infection with HPV) is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women and kills roughly 50% of those who contract it.
They are both bad.
anything r gross
Genital warts can cause both infertility and cervical cancer if the travel too far up in that area. Though, both are bad news.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from person to person during sexual activity. STDs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea are caused by bacteria. Single-celled organisms called parasites cause trichomoniasis. Genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV) are caused by viruses. The HIV virus, responsible for causing AIDs, is one of the deadliest STDs.
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