A reader sent me an email and asked me if I would ever date someone with an incurable STD. She had recently been diagnosed with the HSV virus (that’s herpes, y'all), and wanted my answer to be honest and not "PC." So here it is goes, my unvarnished, gut reaction to the question: No, I would not date someone with an incurable STD.

Like all things having to do with love and sex and relationships, so much depends on the timing. If we're talking about a first date, I imagine the scenario would go something like this:

ME: "What are … Read More

Hi, I'm Dr. V.  I'm not a real doctor, I just play one on the Internet. What I am is a lady, a lady who is a fool for love! And I love nothing more than sex. My deepest desires have happily led me on many adventures in the sack, but they have also, sadly, made me one of my gyno's most valuable players. But I've lived to tell the tale(s)! So, from time to time, I will dish the dirt on everything from getting freaky to getting freaked out. Now, let's get this party started…After blathering on and on … Read More

Nerve has thoughtfully put together a list of the 50 Buzziest Blog Posts Of All Time. Below are our favorites; go here for the full list.

38. STD All Stars. A chick contracted herpes from a one-night stand and she was so pissed that she created a blog about it, and posted pictures of the dude all over Williamsburg,  Brooklyn. Getting the herp sure does suck, but it's not like her life is over. People with herpes can still find love! The original blog doesn't exist anymore, but Nerve links to a … Read More

Would you date someone with an STD? Would you want them to be honest about it? Honesty is understood at PositiveSingles.com, an online dating community for those who reject a life of seclusion as part of their STD-prognosis. Whether they have HPV or HIV, members can use Positive Singles to find romance, friendship, or simply support. Each member's specific STD is cited on their profile alongside otherwise-standard information, and users can sift through profiles by searching for specific STDs or any other information. Genital herpes and HPV seem to be most prevalent on the site, according to a Love Buzz … Read More

Guys are presented with three dating scenarios, and asked to describe what would happen next.

"What would you do if you found out if the woman your are dating used to be a she?"

"What would you do if you found out she had herpes?"

"What would you do if you found out she had a furby fetish?"

Watch to hear their reponses.

My live-in boyfriend and I had been together almost two years. Although he was on a six-month deployment to the Philippines, the relationship felt solid, and when I learned he would be home for a  three day weekend mid-deployment, I was overjoyed. 

We had a fantastic visit and lost no opportunity to make up for lost time in the bedroom. But about three days after he left, I started feeling strange. It felt as if my vagina was literally on fire, and obviously, I knew something was terribly wrong. The pain became unbearable and I went to see the doctor … Read More

The reality of living with an STD is a painful one, and one that people deal with everyday. The American Social Health Association reports that more than half of all people will contract an STD at some point in their lives, so how do couples make it work when their love can literally be painful or plagued with disease?

After contracting herpes from having oral sex with her then boyfriend, one writer on Nerve.com describes her journey trying to understand her STD and find love. She meets Mike (he has HPV … Read More

The dudes at BriTANick.com have decided to mock the Herpes commercial genre. Perhaps not mock maybe it's more of on homage or possibly even a pastiche. Enjoy!

OK, maybe it was more of an amalgamated parody of those Budweiser super powers commercials and the fake intimacy that the Valtrex commercials give us. Either way, it was better than the movie Jumper. All we know is that we've been to that space between jumps and it reminds us of watching a David Lynch movie filmed through a hotel door peephole while mainlining Afghani smack. Or, you know, not … Read More

Staff at the University of Adelaide and the Adelaide Women’s Hospital (in Australia) have discovered a link between Herpes and premature birth and high pregnancy blood pressure. Scientists have long known about a connection between premature birth and high blood pressure. Pre-eclampsia, as high blood pressure during pregnancy is known, affects up to 10% of first pregnancies.

The study showed a link between viral infections and pre-eclampsia. The researchers also went on to say that there could be a connection between viral infections and genetic mutations in … Read More

From PR Newswire

SALINE, Mich.(www.positivefriends.com), a new online support network for those affected by STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases), today announced its official launch into the online social networking and dating scene.

The site is the result of two years of R&D and features new technology intended to provide members living with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Herpes, and HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) varying levels of privacy they can personalize to their own comfort levels. Utilizing proprietary ID masking technology, members can manipulate images they upload, giving them the option of cropping or blurring their photos, … Read More