
Originally Posted by
Katrine
Almost everyone I know has had an oral HSV outbreak at least once. Like me, most have had since childhood, and not from sexual activity. Why should the porn population be different? Genital HSV can be caused by oral sex with someone with a regular mouth cold sore.
The only reason I say it is less likely in the industry is because there is a MUCH higher percentage of people who get tested for it regularly then there is in the general population. If even 50% of porn performers are tested for herpes, and 15% of the general population is tested regularly for herpes....well..it's pretty easy to do that math.
"A study led by Dr. Herbert Kaufman, Boyd Professor of Ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, published in the January issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, found that 98% of the participants who are healthy individuals with no evidence of any symptoms did in fact shed herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1) DNA in their tears and saliva at least once during the course of the 30-day study."
""About what percentage of actors and actresses in the industry are infected with various STDs, such as herpes, HIV, etc.?" Sharon Mitchell: "A very small percentage. Less than 7% HIV, and 12-28% STDs. Herpes is always about 66%. People are medicated with acyclovir for herpes, which is very effective in preventing the herpes outbreaks. Chlamydia and gonorrhea, however, along with hepatitis, seem to stick to everything from dildos to flat surfaces to hands, so, pardon my expression, but we are usually up to our a**es in chlamydia."
Court TV Host: "Those are all pretty high percentages, though?"
Sharon Mitchell: "Not when you consider that 700 people per month in the San Fernando Valley are working with each other. Most of these are co-infections. We are a partner notification facility, and all partners are located, detected and treated within one day of the original infected person coming forward."
So...98% vs. 66%..theres empirical data for you!
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