I’m a 25 year old great looking man from the city and I love to go out, party, and play the ladies. I have slept with over 300 women so far. I’ve never got any sexual diseases but I was just wondering what my chances are of catching the herp if I only sleep with clean women? Oh and I sometimes use condoms. I don’t have herpes. Do I win the game?

I don’t understand what game you are referring to. Herpes is a serious disease.

Its not clear which city you are from but it is estimated that one in four new york city residents have genital herpes. Herpes transmission rates are estimated to be 5-10% for unprotected intercourse with condoms decreasing transmission by up to 50%. Taking your reported number of sexual partners and assuming you are from New York, you probably had encounters with 75 people that were infected with genital herpes. Therefore, you had approximately a 5% chance of contracting herpes from each of your 75 encounters.

Genital Herpes is commonly caused by Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2), although the oral version HSV-1 can also cause genital herpes. Herpetic outbreaks cause painful genital sores and potential birth defects in women. It is estimated that up to 80% of the infected population is asymptomatic.

Using a condom doesn’t necessarily prevent transmission of genital herpes as skin-on-skin contact can transmit the virus. In fact, sores do not need to be present for the virus to be shed from the skin.

Therefore, I urge you to practice safe sexual techniques and be regularly tested for sexual transmitted diseases by your primary care physician