Knee Deep

life with genital herpes


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Bronte joins the show to tell us what itโ€™s like living with genital herpes. Spoiler โ€“ itโ€™s actually not that bad!! Life goes on,
Bronte shares with us a bit about her story, including:๐ŸŽ™ what itโ€™s like being diagnosed with herpes๐ŸŽ™ what symptoms she experiences๐ŸŽ™ how it was diagnosed initially๐ŸŽ™ what treatments are available๐ŸŽ™ how many outbreaks she has experienced๐ŸŽ™ whether it affects her sex life๐ŸŽ™ how she navigates letting partners know
Hannah also rambles on alone to answer a bunch of herpes FAQs, like
๐ŸŽ™ the difference between HSV 1 and 2๐ŸŽ™ why you canโ€™t get rid of it๐ŸŽ™ why a herpes test is not part of a routine STI check๐ŸŽ™ whether herpes affects pregnancies๐ŸŽ™ how it is managed in the long-term
Good places to find more info are:
๐Ÿ’ป My boyfriend has herpes Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/my_boyfriend_has_herpes/?hl=en๐Ÿ’ป New Zealand Herpes Foundation https://www.herpes.org.nz/
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๐Ÿ›‘This podcast is for entertainment and general info/discussion only. Your host Hannah is a doctor (specifically a GP registrar) working full time in sexual health and sexual assault services. Nothing that is discussed on this show should be taken as personal medical advice. Please see your GP, sexual health clinic, family planning practice or other trusted healthcare professional for information and advice specific to your situation.
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