And yes, I mean “all” genders. Gender is not a binary concept as most people think. There are millions of people out there who are neither clearly male nor female anatomically, or their genitalia do not match the gender they identify as.

But I digress.

Google search terms that people employ do not define diseases. If you are going to write a blog about one, it would greatly increase your credibility to use the proper medical terms. I was going to link to you, but now that I see these posts (including the ones recommending that people not use condoms), I have changed my mind. And I’m not going to read much more.

If you want to increase your Google hits, I would suggest that you use the proper terminology and then reference the “vaginal” term as one that some people use (and then mention that it is inaccurate), or just use it as a tag. Tags are great for snagging Google searches when you want hits from alternative terminology.

klg (former paramedic, drug rep, and premed)

I am very sorry that you took offense to my post. My point was only to convey that vaginal herpes is in fact Herpes Simplex 2, and to erase any confusion otherwise. Of course herpes does not come from women but as my blog is geared toward women with genital herpes, I have chosen to post based on this audience. It is not me that created this definition – over 150 people search the term, “vaginal herpes” on Google each and every day. I was trying to provide valuable information to these women (or men) that believe that vaginal herpes is a name for this virus.

The underlying message of your comment appears to be that herpes is shameful and that I should correct any insinuation it comes from women. Herpes is NOT shameful and even if women transmit or contract genital herpes (which we obviously do), we do not have to be ashamed. Living successfully with herpes is not difficult and this is essentially the message I am trying to provide through my blog.