How do you protect yourself from getting herpes?

Answer 1

There isn't a 100 percent way to protect your self from getting it. But here are some precautions to take. Also you're not always doomed to get it from some one that has it if you take some precautions.

Try not to have unprotected one night flings. The more partners you have the more at risk you could be to contract herpes or other stds.

Get to know your partners. Honesty is big in relationships, if you partner is honest with you and they want to be with you then they should tell you if they have herpes or any stds.

If you happen to have a partner has herpes;

Never have sex around the time they have a break out. It's safer to have intercourse when they have no sgns or symptoms of a break out.

The person with herpes should be willing to take antiviral medication or suppressants to help prevent break outs and make them less likely to pass herpes onto you.

Unless you plan on having children with them you can use condoms in between break outs.

If you find it's too much risk for you then maybe you shouldn't be with this person.