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生殖器皰疹：有症狀和無症狀者統計/Genital Herpes Infection:
With and without
symptoms
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Of those infected in the U.S.
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資料來源：美國社會健康協會.美國的性傳播疾病（帝皇家庭基金會，1998年） Source: American Social Health Association. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in America
(Kaiser Family Foundation, 1998)
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如何預防？
最好的對抗生殖器皰疹的方法是避免與任何有皰疹水皰或病灶的人發生性接觸。反過來，任何確實有這些症狀的人應該避免與人有性接觸，直到皰疹癒合和消失為止。不幸的是，因為一些人甚至沒有了任何症狀對他人也具有傳染性，上述的忠告尚不足以達到保護的目的。使用安全套也不足以達到保護作用，因為安全套不能遮蓋住那些可能已經感染的身體部位。儘管如此，結合殺精子劑使用男用乳膠安全套和女用乳膠安全套（英文叫femidom，專門供女性放置在陰道內使用——譯者注）無疑地是一種減少感染風險的重要方法。（病毒能夠穿透用綿羊盲腸製造的“天然”避孕套。）（最早的避孕套大多用綿羊盲腸製造。這種避孕套在19世紀末期和20世紀初期被人使用，因為那時還沒有人工的乳膠材料可供使用——譯者注。）無論如何，弄清楚自己性伴的性生活史而且據此作出自己的決斷是非常有用的。打算懷孕的婦女應該特別地小心才是，因為病毒還可能感染自己的寶寶。Genital
Herpes III
The best protection against genital herpes is to avoid sexual contact with anyone who has herpes blisters or sores. Conversely, anyone who does have these symptoms should avoid sexual contact until they have healed and disappeared. Unfortunately, since some people may be infectious to others even without having any symptoms, this advice may not be enough to offer sufficient protection. Using a condom is not enough either, because it does not cover every area that could be infected. Still, using a male or female latex condom in combination with spermicides is definitely an important way of reducing the risk of infection. (“Natural” condoms made from sheep gut can be penetrated by the virus.) In any case, it may be useful to know the sex history of one’s partner and to make one’s decisions on that basis. Women who plan to become pregnant should be especially careful because they could infect their babies.
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