People diagnosed with a first episode of genital herpes can expect to have several (typically four or five) outbreaks (symptomatic recurrences) within a year. Genital herpes can cause recurrent painful genital sores in many adults Some handy notes from the CDC fact sheet: There is so much evil crap going on in this industry, but there is also a whole lot of denial among porn consumers who justify their habits by statements much like yours. I have also heard Audrey Hollander admit, in an interview, that if you have been in that industry for any amount of time, then you have herpes, period. I was told by one former porn star who has interviewed said doctors that somewhere around 65% of the porn stars he tests have Herpes. What you say may be true of the really big, 'high brow' porn companies, but it is certainly not true for the bulk of the porn that is produced in the US.Īsk one of the doctors whose job it is to do this testing, not just for HIV, but for the whole range of STDs. If you actually had the time to talk to real porn stars who aren't being managed by a handler, they would tell you a completely different story.