More than 13% of the world’s population (aged between 15 and 49) were living with genital herpes in 2016. It is incredibly common but is rarely talked about because of the stigma attached to sexually transmitted infections.

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Authored Dec 01, 2021 by Joseph Issac, MPharm
Reviewed Dec 01, 2021 by Prabjeet Saundh, MPharm
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