n.an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area
The researchers found that those who had been circumcised were twenty-eight percent less likely to get genital herpes than uncircumcised men.
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Glaxo Wellcome says that, since television ads for its genital-herpes treatment, Valtrex, started late last year, it has received 600, 000 calls, many from people not even registered with a doctor.