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    Dizzy Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Hello there,

    I've always wanted to strip.

    Unfortunately, I recently had an encounter with a total douchebag who decided to inform me a couple of weeks after the fact that he had herpes.

    And to be straight up, I have it now. And it sucks. However, safety and cleanliness are my number one priorities.

    Can I still be a stripper with this illness? Do note that anytime I would have used a pole, I would have sanitized it before and after anyway ...and the only contact I would have with customers would be a lap dance. However, they would be clothed...and I would have the bottom of me clothed. I know it is impossible to spread it this way, but how moral and right is this?

    This is embarrassing to ask, but I would rather make sure I keep the rest of the world around me safe! I really wish I had been given the choice and had the same kind of thing done for me.

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Hopefully this thread can help you:
    https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sh...ghlight=herpes

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    As long as you are not having an outbreak and observing precautions I don't see why not. However I would strongly advise you to keep your business under wraps. This industry can be very judgmental, unfortunately.
    "Fake tits are like Kevlar. They don't guarantee your chances of survival but they sure as hell improve it."
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    I'm definitely not going to publicize it. However, I would rather be safe than sorry, especially when it comes to the health of other people. I appreciate the answers, and I will check out the post :]

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Also something to be aware of, some clubs have full nude full contact dances. I worked at a club here in Philly where the LD's were nude (minus a scarf or blanket) but customers could not touch boobs or kitty.
    "Fake tits are like Kevlar. They don't guarantee your chances of survival but they sure as hell improve it."
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Understood. So I should make sure to work at clubs with as little contact as possible, I am assuming?

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Don't do nude contact dances imo.
    "Fake tits are like Kevlar. They don't guarantee your chances of survival but they sure as hell improve it."
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Don't sit on the barstools without a barrier, herpes can live on surfaces and you could spread it to other dancers who sit after you.

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Quote Originally Posted by skripper View Post
    Don't sit on the barstools without a barrier, herpes can live on surfaces and you could spread it to other dancers who sit after you.
    Yes, I believe up to 4 hours on hard surfaces and 2 on cloth and skin.

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    Research your local, county, and state laws. Depending on your location, you may be ok. For example when I danced in Missouri the dances were no contact in topless bars. Also the Northern in Fargo is minimal contact.
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Herpes is only spread from skin to skin contact!!!!!!!!!

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Quote Originally Posted by shasta View Post
    Herpes is only spread from skin to skin contact!!!!!!!!!
    Untrue:

    "The herpes virus does not live very long outside the body. While the chances of transmitting or contracting herpes from a toilet seat or towel are extremely low, it is advisable to wipe off toilet seats and not to share damp towels."

    From NHS regarding HSV1: "Herpes viruses from cold sores around the mouth can survive for four hours on plastic, three hours on cloth and two hours on the skin. If you have a cold sore, try not to touch it. If you do touch it, for example to apply cold sore cream, always wash your hands immediately afterwards."
    ^^ I know HSV2 is a different strain but best not to be too casual about it.

    http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides...lex/print.html
    http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-long...-the-body.aspx

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    I agree. Even when I use public bathrooms, I wipe before and after I use the toilet. It's not something that's very likely, but it's not my body to be casual about.

    So what you are saying is....

    1. No nude contact shows.

    2. When I am off the stage, I wear panties, or another type of undergarment that is a proper barrier.

    3. Wipe the pole down before and after.

    Anything else? I am trying to think of other situations where I would have to be careful.

    Not only for other people. HPV and other STDS are also quite common, and one STI is quite enough for me.

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    You thought about camming or peep shows?
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Quote Originally Posted by lilmissv View Post
    I agree. Even when I use public bathrooms, I wipe before and after I use the toilet. It's not something that's very likely, but it's not my body to be casual about.

    So what you are saying is....

    1. No nude contact shows.

    2. When I am off the stage, I wear panties, or another type of undergarment that is a proper barrier.

    3. Wipe the pole down before and after.

    Anything else? I am trying to think of other situations where I would have to be careful.

    Not only for other people. HPV and other STDS are also quite common, and one STI is quite enough for me.
    Are the clubs near you topless or nude? You'd be fine in a topless club if you wore 2 pairs of panties (I do this anyway for safety reasons even though I am not infected). I would still recommend keeping a barrier cloth with you for seats (they are often made of pleather or plastic) but topless would greatly reduce the concerns.

    Also THANK YOU for having concerns. Many girls do not, and I find it very refreshing you're considerate of your (future) coworkers.

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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Really sorry to hear that this happened to you. Awful.

    Vackra already said it, but i too would like to thank you for being considerate, even when that consideration wasn't shown to you in the first place.

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    Ridiculous. You are not the only girl working there who has it. It is a common virus but no one talks about it. You do not need to wipe down anything unless you have an active cold sore but I doubt you'd be dancing during a break out anyway. People who don't have it are naturally somewhat ignorant about it and needlessly terrified of it. It is a skin contact virus, and while a symptomatic shedding is real, women typically contract it on the mucus membrane of the vagina as opposed to buttcheeks, outer labia or anywhere else, although that is a possibility. NO ONE CATCHES HERPES FROM TOILET SEATS OR CHAIRS and if you EVER hear someone say that, they are either heavily in denial or poorly educated about that virus.
    I know other dancers who have it. It is not an issue. Do your thing, and ignore people who don't know wtf they're talking about. Talk to your PHYSICIAN about any risks you're concerned about. The only time someone would contract hsv from you is if you wiped the minuscule amount of fluid from a cold sore onto a surface and someone immediately wiped that onto their genitals. The fucking stars would have to align. Seriously.
    For people in general, hsv status notwithstanding, it's nice to wipe off any surface your vagina has touched. You are not leaking the virus everywhere you go all the time willy nilly.
    Skin contact. Period.
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Here's info on herpes that can be caught WITHOUT sexual contact:

    What parts of the body can herpes gladiatorum (HSV-1 infection) affect?

    Athletes with herpes gladiatorum may develop lesions anywhere on the face or body. HSV-1 infection of the eye can be serious and requires immediate medical attention

    http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/co...ons/herpes.htm

    So sorry this douchebag infected you. My heart goes out to you. Hopefully you won't have serious outbreaks.
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    The herpes virus only lives outside of the body for like 10 seconds. It is spread through skin contact. You won't infect someone from sitting on a barstool before them. That's why it's an std. It's spread through sexual contact, not normal commonplace contact like toilet seats. I myself will not sit my bare ass on a toilet seat, but it's not for fear of catching genital herpes, it's for fear of all the nasty bacteria found in piss and shit and even skin. Not a virus that would die within seconds of being on a toilet seat.

    As long as you're a clean dancer you will not pass herpes onto the customers, even in nude dances. But obviously if you're having an "outbreak" you should wait until it clears up before working.
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    Default Re: Can you strip when you are positive for Herpes simplex 2?

    Can you work at a topless club? How would anyone know if you have bottoms on?

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