Can people get genital herpes even without having sex?

Please don’t make fun. I have painful swelling in my private area every once in a while and it hurts really bad (outside). I am not sexually active, I have NEVER had sex. I know someone who do have genital herpes and I am sometimes around them but I have never slept with her. What […]

Is it possible to contract genital herpes from having surgery?

Someone says they contracted genital herpes after having surgery for their appendix. They have had other health issues caused by childhood meningitis and they say this is what caused the genital herpes to be “activated” in their body after their surgery.Is this absolutely ridiculous or is it really at all possible?

How long after having contact with someone with genital herpes can you get tested to find out if you caught it?

I recently had sex with a girl with genital herpes and we used a condom. However, the condom broke and she then decided to inform me that she has genital herpes. I’m wondering how long I have to wait to go take a test for it to be able to tell me even slightly if […]