Does Genital Herpes Cause $2.5 Million in Damages?


Updated 11/16/10 8:49 AM · Posted by · 10 comments

Can You Get Sued For Spreading Herpes?

A man who strays from his wife by having unprotected sex with someone else better be ready to pay. California millionaire George Saadian was recently found liable for sexual battery, fraud, concealment, negligence, and infliction of emotional distress, and ordered to pay his soon-to-be ex-wife $2.49 million after giving her genital herpes. To anybody thinking about joining dating site Read more

Group Therapy: Husband Lied About Sexual Health


Updated 09/03/10 3:36 PM · Posted by · 43 comments

Husband Gave Me Herpes

This question comes from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My husband was in the military before I met him and contracted herpes.  He knew he had it and was treating it secretly.  Before we got married I asked him if he's been tested for HIV and everything and he said yes and that he didn't have anything.  Now after 16 years of marriage and 2 Read more

Group Therapy: My Husband Gave Me an STD


Updated 10/09/10 7:54 PM · Posted by · 22 comments

My Husband Gave Me Herpes

This question is from Group Therapy in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I thought I was a happy married mother of 2 and pregnant with my 3rd when I find out that I have herpes. My husband is the only man that I have ever been with. I was a virgin. It was important to me to be with only one man for the rest of my life . . . anyway now I have herpes from this *sshole and I Read more

Hump Day: Having Sex With Herpes


Updated 12/17/09 4:11 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 24 comments

Hump Day: Having Sex With Herpes

Welcome to Hump Day, TrèsSugar's sex advice column. If you have questions about sex, send them to TrèsSugar, and our friend Dr. Charlie Glickman from Good Vibrations will offer his sound advice! Today's question: “I contracted genital herpes in my last relationship. I now feel like I am cursed to never be in a sexual relationship again. How do I tell new partners that I have herpes? If thanks Read more

Hump Day: Is My Cold Sore Contagious?


Updated 09/14/09 2:15 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 16 comments

Hump Day: Is My Cold Sore Contagious?

Welcome to Hump Day, TrèsSugar's sex advice column! Are you confused about sex? Do you have trouble having an orgasm? Is there something you'd like to try but you're worried it's too weird? Send your questions to TrèsSugar, and our friend Dr. Charlie Glickman from Good Vibrations will offer his sound advice! Today's Question: “I know that cold sores are the same virus as herpes. Is it a bad Read more

Fact or Fiction: Genital Herpes


Updated 01/22/09 10:06 AM · Posted by · 24 comments

Fact or Fiction: Genital Herpes

I know you'd rather not talk about herpes, but the only way you'll know how to prevent yourself from contracting this STI is by knowing the facts and myths. Take this little quiz and you just may learn a thing or two. Source Take the Quiz Read more

Funny or Not Funny: Herpex


Updated 08/26/08 10:16 PM · Posted by · 5 comments

This morning I found a funny faux commercial posted on Tango mocking the herpes commercial genre. The funny guys at Britanick.com are the brains behind this add promoting a made-up drug called Herpex. Since there is no cure, Herpex is "specifically created to deal with genital herpes" and even though it doesn't prevent outbreaks, it does allow you to teleport which can come in handy during those Read more

Sunday Confessional: She Knew He Had Herpes and Didn't Tell Me


Updated 11/06/08 10:36 AM · Posted by · 112 comments

Sunday Confessional: She Knew He Had Herpes and Didn't Tell Me

Six months ago I started dating my girl friend's male roommate. At the time, my friend warned me that although her roommate was a good friend, he was a notoriously bad boyfriend. I explained to her that I just wanted to have fun, but she still acted weird about it. Five months in, I learned he was hanging out with a lot of other girls, so we decided to end things. I was disappointed it didn't Read more

Herpex: The New Wonder Drug!


Updated 07/12/08 8:00 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Valtrex Commercial Parody

Some commercials for herpes medications make it seem like having this virus is a freaking walk in the park, or hike in a national forest, or fun time for everyone involved! In a parody of such ads, this commercial for Herpex herpes medication claims it will give you superhuman powers. Coming to a late-night television spot near you. Read more

Dear Quiz: The Big Apple Has Some Big Problems!


Updated 11/14/08 4:54 PM · Posted by · 29 comments

Dear Quiz: The Big Apple Has Some Big Problems!

I've given you a lot of information about genital herpes and even though people seem to be aware of how easy this STI is to contract, herpes is still effecting sexually active men and women every day. According to a new study released yesterday, the number of infected New Yorkers is up. What do you think the new statistic is? How many people have genital herpes in NYC? Source Take the Quiz Read more