Genital herpes is common but it still carries a big social stigma, an online poll shows.
The poll included 503 U.S. adults with genital herpes and about 1,400 other adults who said they didn't have genital herpes.
Among genital herpes patients, 39% said they were troubled by societal stigma about genital herpes. Far more genital herpes patients -- 75% -- were troubled by bothersome symptoms of genital herpes outbreaks.
Most people without genital herpes said they would avoid having a relationship with someone who has genital herpes and break up with a partner who had genital herpes...read more
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