article on herpes and birth. one in 2,500 chance for me, it seems. wonder what the caesar risks are.
btw, I'm not really that embarrassed about having this condition, though I don't exactly announce it to my friends. a lot of this sort of thing happened in the late 80s when I was a teenager, before AIDS got the condom message through. I wasn't a slut, just unlucky.
the hardest thing was telling my husband after 4-5 weeks of dating, when it looked like getting serious. he could have just walked away. but I had to tell him upfront. he's a honey. and we're exceptionally careful. it only pops up 1-2 times a year anyway.