Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk
"If you don't know the STD status of your partner, a condom is always a good idea," she said.
Dr. Jeffrey D. Klausner, director of STD Prevention and Control Services at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, said the study provides more evidence that condoms work.
"We know condoms can prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections like HIV, herpes, warts, hepatitis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis, but it's always been hard to show that in research studies," Klausner said.
"If condoms can hold air and water, I never understood why folks thought they would not prevent the spread of germs, which are much, much larger than air or water molecules," he said.
Klausner said that the study provides scientific evidence that condoms work and should help in efforts to get condoms into the hands of sexually active teenagers and adults.
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yes, it can reduce the risk of getting Herpes and other STDs. But not 100%. 80% people I met on a Herpes community " HerpesLoving co m" said they use condom, but the result is positive also