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By Kevin Fenton, M.D.
Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In March, CDC announced the findings from a recent analysis – one in six Americans ages 14-49 is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the virus that causes genital herpes.

This statistic alone is staggering, but even more troubling are the numbers among African Americans. The analysis showed that 39 percent of our community is infected with genital herpes, and – even worse – that 48 percent of African-American women are infected with the life-long virus.

The news – that black women are so dramatically affected by this infection – for many was shocking, alarming, even painful, and understandably so.

Unfortunately, this latest news was not actually new. According to several CDC analyses of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) – the source of the data – the prevalence of genital herpes for black women has remained unacceptably high, at about 50 percent, for more than two decades.

NHANES has been considered one of the most reliable sources of data on American health since the 1960s. A nationally representative household survey, it is used widely to monitor a range of public health issues in the United States, including heart disease and diabetes.

While CDC stands firmly behind these statistics and the methodology used to develop them, the alarm felt across black communities in the wake of this announcement served as a reminder of how much work is left to be done to protect the health of our friends and families. For the public health community, it challenges us to do more. We must continue to look beyond the statistics, to better understand the impact of these stark numbers and those of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on the communities most affected. We must also continue to help lead and engage the dialogue needed to address these issues.

For those of us in the black community, these findings force us to recognize that we can no longer bury our heads in the sand about the impact of sexually transmitted infections on us all. The numbers are real and the impact is far-reaching. Minimizing the effect of these infections in our communities does us all a disservice.

If we are to stop the spread of STIs in our communities we have to face the truth about their impact.

Some harsh realities of genital herpes:

• While often asymptomatic, HSV-2 is a lifelong and incurable infection that can cause recurrent and painful genital sores. It also increases the likelihood of acquiring and transmitting HIV. The fact that HSV-2 can double or triple your likelihood of acquiring HIV is a stark reminder that we cannot afford to ignore this disease.

• Higher rates of HSV-2 among African Americans are not necessarily a result of greater individual sexual risk behavior. Because the prevalence of HSV-2 among black men and women is higher than that of any other race or ethnicity, and because African Americans are more likely to have sexual relations with others of the same race/ethnicity, African Americans face a greater risk of being exposed to the infection with any given sexual encounter. In addition, a wide range of socio-economic issues, from poverty and drug use to stigma and discrimination, all contribute to the high levels of HSV-2 in black communities.

• Women, in general, are more biologically susceptible to acquiring HSV-2 infection than men. Thus, African American women are particularly vulnerable to HSV-2, due to both biological factors and the already high community prevalence of disease.

• Black men are also severely affected by this infection. Almost 30 percent of African American men are infected with HSV-2 – a prevalence rate higher than that of men of any other race or ethnicity.

• More than 80 percent of individuals with HSV-2 don’t know that they are infected. Despite most people having no or only minimal symptoms, once infected with HSV-2 you can transmit the virus to others. As a result, the majority of those who transmit the virus are passing the infection on to others without knowing it.

Not knowing that you have HSV-2 or genital herpes can have tragic consequences. This was the case of one young lady who called in to the Big Tigger Morning Show during my recent appearance on that radio program.

She shared with the audience that because she had no symptoms, she never knew she had genital herpes until the day she gave birth to her first child. Doctors presented her with the devastating news that she had unknowingly passed the virus to her newborn, with far-reaching health consequences for the baby. She was shocked to learn too late that a sexually transmitted infection could do such harm to her own child. Sadly, her story is not unique and is repeated across the nation throughout our communities.

There are, however, tangible steps each of us can take to prevent the spread of this infection.

• Talk to your doctor – if you have HSV-2 ask about treatment that can help you manage the disease and reduce your chances of transmitting it to others.

• Get tested – if you have herpes symptoms or a sexual partner with the infection ask your doctor for a blood test for HSV-2. To locate an STD testing site near you, please visit www.findstdtest.org.

• Use a condom – because genital herpes is so prevalent, it’s important to use condoms correctly and consistently with all your partners to reduce your risk of becoming infected.

• Talk to your partners – ask them about their status and avoid sex if you or your partner has visible lesions or sores.

Finally, it is critical that we look at this recent analysis not simply as a snapshot of one prevalent disease in the black community. It should serve as a wake-up call to the continuing, severe disparities affecting the sexual health of black women and men in this country. Many STIs disproportionately impact black women. Left untreated, these infections can result in ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and infant death.

However, these numbers remind us that STI prevention cannot be viewed as wholly a woman’s responsibility – but as a shared commitment between men and women of all ages to use prevention strategies every time they have sex. Similarly, STI prevention programs must target men and women if they are to be effective.

So while this recent analysis may be alarming, it emphasizes that we cannot afford to be complacent about this infection or STIs in general. We each must do our part to educate and protect ourselves and our loved ones, and to face the harsh realities of this disease head on. The health of the men, women, and children in our community demands nothing less.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    GGGGGGGRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

    I ain’t FU*CKIN with this one again!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lakerdude19/ lakerdude19

    Hahahaha I would love to see the “usuals” try to dismiss this article as well.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/acallender1/ acallender1

    It is all lies to De-Value, The Black Women-The Queen and True Goddess!!!

    Trash programing from the CDC with the help of an Uncle-ToM Negro Doctor to co-sign the lies. But you can believe the madness, if you want to!!!

    BLACK LOVE ALWAYS:ORDER OF MAAT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Crystal_Blaze/ Crystal_Blaze

    The results said that black women had been EXPOSED to the virus not that they had contracted it.

    This is so bogus. How does NewsOne post this, then post another article CLARIFIYING wut the study actually showed, then post ANOTHER article reaffirming the first article.

    The women are not infected, they have developed antibodies due to previous EXPOSURE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NOitall/ NOitall

    I’m getting me some Hispanic puzzy …less stress and diseases

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nandi770/ nandi770

    It amaze me how staticitics are often missed used for certian agendas… Lets take CORRECT numbers from all ethnic groups and compare percentages… Thats NOT to say, dont protect urself black women.. AS U SHOULD!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/PRQueen904/ PRQueen904

    lol @ lies.. well see whos lying when your ass is at the doctors office with sores on your junk.. Overall protect yourself people! Black, white, hispanic, asian.. it doesnt matter..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sozo04/ sozo04

    I believe the Black community has a problem where promiscuity is concerned (especially when men say they’re going to “find some other p**** (how juvenile is that?)). The unspoken fact is that white Americans are disproportionately more insured by the private health care system whose doctors don’t report info on their patients. My WHITE gynecologist let me know this. Those women who you think are free and clear have some things you’ve never heard of and don’t want to see. On top of that (and I know it’s been said before), Black women are getting infected from somewhere and it’s been statistically “proven” that we’re less likely to date outside our own ethnicity. Turn off the sex-laced lyrics and videos, put down the sex-laced magazines and be mentors to the upcoming generations. Fill in the gaps where their (and our) parents failed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fl_kappsi/ fl_kappsi

    @NOitall…spanish puzzy is no better they are infected with std’s too …trust me!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2znm/ 2znm

    i cannot co sign this.. because in my sitution… everyone knows the other business.. and not many that i know of have herpes… now if they went to a small ghetto town like paterson nj or nyc.. i would think those numbers are to be true…but nationwide.. i like to beg to differ!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cheezaleo/ cheezaleo

    @ sozo,you are so right, @noitall, your ignorant. Bottom line is to protect yourself no matter what,and white woman are worse when it comes to promiscuity everybody in the u.s. knows that! The only way to check it is to check them, black men including myself are always tryin’ to dig into something, especially white women and we turn around and give it right back to our sisters! yes it’s in our communities runnin’ ramped right now but truthfully its coming from us black men dealing with white women! if you love yourself,protect yourself. peace!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sophinal40/ sophinal40

    when i worked at an hospital..white an latino women was coming in with dieases.
    in there mouth from having sex, they did not have no name for..so i think this report is wrong..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BlackSouljahGFX/ BlackSouljahGFX

    Eh, lie or not… it’s not like these stats have the people that should be learning to be careful, protecting themselves, etc. becoming less wreckless. I’d probably be more worried about stats saying nobody is getting infected so kids and adults, you all can keep running around screwing everything/everybody with no care in the world.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jauharah/ Jauharah

    The figures are staggering, but not surprising, even without bringing race/ethnicity into the equation. It’s always said that society is morally bankrupt and it’s a sad reality. People “bed hop” as often as they change their underwear in some instances so is there any wonder that disease spreads. Some can just make us sick but others can slowly kill. What should be even more frightening than the number of known cases is the number of unknown cases since not everyone bothers to visit a doctor for routine testing. Then of course there are those that knowingly go forth and spread disease because they simply don’t care. Like the guy in my area that has HIV but he continued to have unprotected sex with unsuspecting victims. He’s now guilty of attempted murder since he didn’t bother to disclose his problem. Of course if he had no woman would have had sex with him and the male ego can’t handle that.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    acallender1/cheezaleo, Thank you brothers….I applaud you

    sozo04, “On top of that (and I know it’s been said before), Black women are getting infected from somewhere and it’s been statistically “proven” that we’re less likely to date outside our own ethnicity.”

    Thats what I’m saying! If black women are getting it in such high numbers, and we really dont date outside our race, STATISTICALLY PROVEN, then we MUST be getting it from….you guessed it! BLACK MEN…
    And I wonder why there are no stats EVER produced for the black male?
    Oh I forgot, they have already dismantled the black man’s ego/image, guess its time to work on US now…Get us to start running to THEIR men in droves like they have conditioned the black man to do…
    And the average niggrah will believe it, especially coming from this HOUSE NlGGA doctor…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mukhtaar/ mukhtaar

    Herpes is one of the hardest STDs to avoid when you can get it from kissing an infected person esp with women and the way they use makeup to hide everything.

    The sores inside the panties are also difficult to see unless the person is shaven completely.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    black women need to stop hoeing and learn to get with good brothers who have jobs, are educated, take care of their responsibilities and have good health care so they get health checks. Until you have standards, you’re not worth sh1t and deserve what you get!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Knott_Amused/ Knott_Amused

    Socio economic status has nothing to do with who gets a STD and who doesnt. STDs dont do a credit check…if any body has ever had a cold sore…guess what…you have herpes…cold sores are a stage of herpes…but the fact remains that everyone, EVERYONE must be more reserved about free love, everyone must become extremely scrutinizing and not just kiss or hop in the sack with someone so spontaneously, its dangerous.
    I mean, quite honestly…I would invest in some toys and just bide time rather than risk my health for several hours of doing the DEW. Its scary out there, no matter what a person does for a living or dresses like…there is always that chance, always :( and with all the information and health organizations established to educate and provide services and monitor such things as STDs, there is no reason in the world for someone not to do regular check ups, there is no excuse at all :( having no insurance is the sole reason some of these non profits become established, for those that do not have insurance, so there is no excuse in my opinion.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Real_bumbleclot/ Real_bumbleclot

    Not this bulls**t again, hell that doctor might be 1 of the blackplanet staff.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Black_Queen09/ Black_Queen09

    HELLO ENOUGH ALREADY… I AM NOT BUYING WHAT YOU ARE SELLING AT ALL… ANYONE WITH COMMON SENSE… KNOWS NON-SENSE WHEN THEY HEAR IT… LET ME ASK A QUESTION… HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEEN MADE OFF OF THESE LIES???
    BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW… THAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO… THAT ALMIGHTY DOLLAR IN THIS MESSED UP WORLD… IN OTHER WORDS EVERYTHING IS FOR SELL…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sozo04/ sozo04

    @Knott_Amused
    “Socio economic status has
    nothing to do with who gets a
    STD and who doesnt. STDs dont
    do a credit check”

    In a way, it does. My statement dealt with Whites being more insured by the PRIVATE healthcare system, and individual, as well as group insurance is something that one has to be able to afford (do you know how many people forego group insurance because they actually need their entire paychecks?). Doctors don’t pull together stats on patients unless they’re doing research (and 9 times out of 10, it’s not from their own patients), but lower income individuals have to use the public healthcare system (clinics and these non-profits you speak of) and they DO report stats (as required by the US gov’t to keep their funding). The “po folk” then become the face of the general public, thus becoming the “problem.” No one is saying that lack of self-protection, self-control, etc. can be excused but there IS bias in reporting the facts.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/duncan69/ duncan69

    sounds like another way to curb the black population and keep it in check,i would suggest reading a book (for those who know how to)called MEDICAL APARTEID BY HARRIET A.WASHINGTON and maybe another piece called AIDS U.S.GERMS WARFARE AT ITS BEST WITH DOC**ENTS AND PROOF,BY JACK FELDER.this might clear up alot but then it might not seeing though we like to f**k so much.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TiredMan/ TiredMan

    Kid of puts a new spin on that whole “Eatin’ ain’t cheatin’” thing, doesn’t it?

    Beyond-The-Political-Spectrum.blogspot

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Knott_Amused/ Knott_Amused

    @Sozo04
    You would be surprised to see how many wealthy people use non profits for their sex health care. ONly because their indescretions will be kept private and it will not affect their other insurance. I have a friend in the non profit health care sector and she serves way too many old white men that live in a affluent part of arizona and the statistics were released, this affluent community had the HIGHEST rate of STDs. Rich old white men playing dirty, but they were able to receive treatment with out it affecting their personal lives and thats what they wanted, they did not want to be see in their primary doctors office with their neighbors, so they skip on over to another part of town and take advantage of the small clinics that are being funded to fight STDs. But I agree with a portion of what your saying.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sozo04/ sozo04

    @Knott_Amused

    That’s not surprising at all. I went to a party school and every time I looked up, the clinic was filled with antibiotic, pregnancy test-seeking, upper middle class whites (mommy and daddy couldn’t find out what they were doing this way). Individual responsibility is a must, but the reporting will continue to be biased.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/o_OMiSSzUNiQUEo_O/ o_OMiSSzUNiQUEo_O

    THiS HAS PROBABLY ALREADY BEN SAiD, BUT ANYBODY THAT GOTSz A PEETER OR A VA JAY JAY CAN GET A DiSEASE iF U ARE NOT CAREFUL, DiSEASESz ARE NOT RACiST, AND DONT GiVE A DAYUM WHERE THEY GO, SO ANYONE PUTTiN SAYiN THAT ONLY CERTAiN RACES OR WHATEVER GET THiS NEEDA SLAP THEM SELVES…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    (This one is for you odoggz…)

    What is amazing is ALL of the black men that jump on this blog and comment on how NASTY black women are, are the same men who go over to HelloBeautiful and admit happily to wanting to “HIT” Amber rose (hoe), kim kardashian (master wh0re), pinky (super wh0re), and any other chick that has made the industry rounds if ya know what im sayin…
    So basically what black men are telling black women is…”We will accept and look over a wh0rish woman of another race, but black women need to be belittled as much as possible..”
    So what gives the other races of women a ‘pass’ for being nasty? And no one in the report ever said black women were nasty, it said they are exposed to the virus…
    But blackplanet loves kim k to the point where they front articles about how WE should all be like her to keep our men…
    Something is f*uckin wrong with this site!

  • http://atlantapost.com/2010/05/31/leading-black-doctor-on-viral-epidemic/ Leading Black Doctor On Viral Epidemic | The Atlanta Post

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    @CaliFemme23
    Ok, first, when your beloved sites do put up BLACK WOMEN, they’re asking me if I want to bang Lebron James’ mother, or Frankie, Keisha Cole’s mom. Ok so you need to back the fuk off, and look inward on that! Look at my options they’ve left us!

    and the nerve of you to assume someone like the precious Amber Rose or Kim Kardashian… actually have STDs, is seriously disrespecting women, as a whole. Kim Kardashian has slept with 3 people you know of, from the media, and Amber 1 person, so how are you calling her a hoe? I’ve had it up to here with pro-black woman talking sh1t about other women, being hoes, disrespecting all women who just want to have fun and exercise their independence! And another thing, sister, just because someone acts s**tty to make a name for herself, doesn’t mean she’s doing unprotected, nasty sex, in her real life. There is a such thing as playing to the camera, just like there is a such thing a rapper being a gangster on video, but a loving family man in real life, you can be a play HOE on video and a church going, loving mother when the cameras stop rolling. These people are acting, and you don’t know their personal lives, so you can’t disrespect these women and say they have STDs, just because they’re women. Would you say Denzel has STD? hmm hmm would you? Would you say Jack Bauer has Aids? Don’t think so, you’re against hot interracial sex with hot women! You don’t know what rounds they made, nor how they had sex. You probably fuked as much as them, so then are you in their AIDS bracket too? OH but you’re better than Amber Rose, I get it. lol You’re completely neglecting the fact that Amber was a straight A student and has a 156 IQ and was a part of Mensa, before she turned to stripping- which doesn’t make you a w***e, that makes you an “private dancer”. Tina Turner said she was a “Private Dancer” too, in a song that sold millions, is she she a skank black, dirty w***e with Herpes too? This is an OUTRAGE! Was Maryln Monroe a hoe?- don’t answer that. Besides, they said BLACK WOMEN with Herpes, not our precious white women we love to hear about on HB, like ones you mentioned, and chicks like Coco. HATERS, the whole LOT OF YOU! You’re just trying to move us all towards the inevitable race wars! I’m not having it!
    These women are probably doing everything you did in your life time, minus the blinged out rich, black men. Why are you pro-women chicks so negative when it comes to pretty women, and don’t afford them the same rights of respect, as ugly women? Don’t be mad that Amber could get any man she wants, she admires Grace Jones, as HB covered in depth, what more do you fukers want???!!! I see what this is about, you don’t like interracial loving, which produces such greats as Amber and President Obama. YOU HATE OBAMA, that’s it right there. YOU just don’t like that interracial kids come out looking beautiful. This is what I’m getting from your talk. That and the fact that you can’t explain why white women don’t get STDs from messing with the same black men, whom are the same men you claim are giving it to black women. Ok, overlooking the mishap of Darren James, it could have happened to anybody, I think there were no other reported cases of getting mega-STDs from black men, I rest my fuking case!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Knott_Amused/ Knott_Amused

    @sozo04
    and what the heck were you always doing in the clinic???????(“everytime I look up”)…lol….im just teasing with you :)

    But this is the truth and yes the statistics may continue to be biased, but guess what that says about the black community? It says that no matter how bad the news is for our community, we will continue to make it worse…orrrrr…it can say that perhaps the black community must be treated like a toddler and you must use positive reinforcement in order for positive actions to take place (oh my people are clean, so let me keep up the clean intimacy practice) or THIRD…reverse psychology (the black community has the lowest rate of STDs) and then that inforces the brains to think they have to practice what society expects. I hope that makes sense, so hard trying to put everything into a small box, but you get me :)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sozo04/ sozo04

    @Knott_Amused

    LOL Work study, Ma!

    And I get what you’re saying. We can’t keep doing what we’re doing, making ourselves a target. Too much at stake for us, but like I said, we really need to start doing better for the next generations. Not saying that the current or previous generation is lost, but let’s face it, so much has been unsaid. Growing up, the rule in so many of my friends’ homes was, “Do what you want, just don’t bring home any babies,” rarely was it ever, “Protect yourself, period.” We really have some gaps to fill in.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WMsHURRICANEW/ WMsHURRICANEW

    califemme, wake up&get ur facts 2gether, the site never said black women should be like kim k to hold their men!that was A BLACk WOMAN who wrote a f BOOK in such a key…
    f think b4 u f comment!
    &STOP acting like w***es in plural have a white skin color in singular

    ONE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Alaska_2010/ Alaska_2010

    According to this guy’s stats, 50% of all American black women have contracted the virus from 30% of all American black men…? I’m still not buying this report b/c 3 years ago CDC said we all had HPV and needed to go get inaculated. Texas mandated it for all girls. It was like, you could have it, not know and everybody has it at some point. In my opinion, the truth was they put out the APB b/c a new drug was coming out on the market. The pharmaceutical industry does its back door deals and the gov. officials make money when we’re all marched in the gov. mandated shot.

    This issue on newsone keeps coming up again and again like their trying to convince us of the facts when the stats don’t add up. If these stats are true you should be able to survey the women in your family and 50% should respond as carriers. I surveyed my family from east to west and there wasn’t one who’d had a positive diagnosis of herpes…NOT ONE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sophinal40/ sophinal40

    i know of black women who had one sex partner, had caught an std

    bottom line you dont have to be w**ring around..to catch something

    its jus best to use protection.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/putitinmypockets/ putitinmypockets

    they say the hiv precentage of black women is around fifty percent also what actualy makes these numbers crazy is that the ratio of black women to black men is around 4 to 1 meaning the total population of black men is less than half of the infected population of black women if these numbers are correct there is no way possible that the spread is from the black man who is more likeky to date outside of his race in comparison to the black woman aocording to another report from who knows where here c**z the conspiracy theories 1yall fukin wit each other or somethin 2this is a new millineum tuskegee experment type thing 3just like they invented aids in a lab to destroy black people they did the same wit this form of herpes and are using black women to spread it 4it could be psycological warfare scare tactic for population control purposes,,,,,,,,,,,,,elijah muhamed once wrote that birth control was actually a death sentence for the entire black race………if anybody nomatter what race or sex you are has sores you need to seek mental help if you are messing around with multiple people unprotected or even 1 person just stop

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MiSz_PiNk_DiamOnd/ MiSz_PiNk_DiamOnd

    Wow odoggz, you’d defend white women with every last breath you have aye? And in that same last breath condemn all black women. Lol Shocker. Oh my miss Amber rose was part of mensa. Is that supposed to mean something? Amber does something that requires alot of BRAIN but its nothing to do with THINKING–if you catch my drift.

    Anyhoo, Idk why the CDC just doesnt say 98% of black women have herpes, I mean–just really nail the coffin whydontcha? im sure they could find the stats to back it up. Its not like they havent done so already.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    WMsHURRICANEW,
    SEE! This is why cave dwellers like yourself shalt not direct at the califemme…
    I never said WHO exactly wrote the book, I KNOW it was a black woman who wrote it..I didnt say HB wrote the book…Look at my post again you cross eyed beast…I said…”BLACKPLANET LOVES KIM K TO THE POINT WHERE THEY FRONT ARTICLES ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD ALL BE LIKE HER TO KEEP OUR MEN…”

    KEYWORDS: FRONT ARTICLES! That means they post articles, not author, just POST..
    Now you go spit that black d*ick out cha mouff long enough to pick up some phonics and READ BEFORE YOU COMMENT!

    Again I say there is something wrong with this site…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hellokitty111/ Hellokitty111

    Damn i thought that was Randy Jackson lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/acallender1/ acallender1

    @Califemme23 thanxs for the shout out! you are so correct on your post!

    This site is nothing but one BIG TROLL site in order, to Zap down your energy Black People!!! So don’t Trip on it-Just Madness and Foolishness.

    Why this site don’t tell about who is the true GODS of the UNIVERSE???
    what about California beign named after Califia-The Black Goddess???

    On this site, Black People should only kick love and knowledge Period!!!

    BLACK PEOPLE: Raise them Chakras and Kundalini up!!! Lets get this Global Warming Poppin BIG TIME!!! You will see, what’s that Melanin about.

    BLACK LOVE ALWAYS: RETURN OF THE ANKH-ORDER MAAT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/debejack/ debejack

    @odoggz…WOW!!! You’re either a self-loathing, ignorant, stupid, racist, misogynist, fraction of a man (who happen to be black) OR an ignorant, stupid, racist, misogynist, fraction of a man (who happen to be white). Either way you sound like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh’s love child.

    I have never in my lifetime seen anyone exhibit such hatred for black women as you stated in your posts. It is truly sad that you portray black woman in such an ugly and angry manner. Contrary to your belief not all black women are “nasty”, disease ridden, undereducated, pro-woman, gold diggers, have kids with multiple “baby daddies”, and dream about a “pro athlete” rescuing them from welfare. And, on the flip side not all white, Asian, Hispanic, etc. women are “clean”, educated, disease free and successful. They too can be nasty, groupies, gold diggers, on welfare, have multiple “baby daddies” and dream about a “pro athlete” rescuing them from poverty.

    But, thank God your opinion doesn’t matter!!! And, thank God you exposed your ugly, little, weak, insecure, racist mind and showed every one (of all colors) what you’re all about.

    Oh, and, BTW, there isn’t a black woman on this planet that would even entertain the thought of being with someone like you. You are indeed a disgrace to the ‘human’ race.

    P.S. President Barack Obama married an educated, intelligent, successful beautiful “black woman”

    @Everyone else…This report is truly alarming and whether the numbers are accurate or not, everyone needs to play it safe and use protection no matter if you’re white, black, Hispanic, Asian, etc., old, young, gay or lesbian, rich or poor.

    I have a friend who just happens to be a white woman who has genital herpes; her ex-husband (who is also white) infected her. She is now back on the dating scene and interested in dating black men. She is extremely careful and fully discloses her situation to potential sex partners. A few months ago she was dating this brotha who after full disclosure of her situation still wanted to have sex with her WITHOUT a condom…fortunately, she did proceed using protection.

    So, it just goes to show you that everyone does not use good judgment and you do not know who your partner has slept with in the past and if they indeed used protection. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    odoggz,
    LMAO!!!! OK! You win…I cant f*uck with you…Imma leave you alone…LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/odoggz/ odoggz

    @debejack
    You’re a bender, you know that, don’t you? And no one insulted black women like you claim I did. And another thing… ahh never mind I’m bored…

    MiSz_PiNk_DiamOnd,
    wuh..? I don’t think I like your tone, missy! Yes, I can strike down black women AND praise white women, at the same time, because I’m good at multitasking! I also didn’t condemn all black women, only black hoes! …or are you saying all black women are hoes? That’s messed up! Amber being part of Mensa means she’s smarter than most of the population and just parlayed her way to a six figure deal to not tell secrets about Kanye West! If that’s not smart, I don’t know what is. You can’t even get a dude to buy you sliders after he tapped that ass, so don’t you hate on beautiful, precious Amber. And yes, what Amber does requires a brain. She majored in Psychology, paying for college with her stripper money, before ultimately meeting Kanye. It was her pursuits to be a Pyschologist, that made her apply her knowledge to Kanye, and made him spill the beans about his homosexual tendencies. Now she’s getting paid for than you’ll ever see in your life. That took brains! Why can’t you give strong, black, independent women credit where it’s due? Oh I get it, you’re a reverse sexist!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NOitall/ NOitall

    @odoggz
    Thank u for the moment of clarity

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MiSz_PiNk_DiamOnd/ MiSz_PiNk_DiamOnd

    :|

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Babatunde68/ Babatunde68

    A strong black woman is a woman that can allow a man to pray for her soul.
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    need to be equal or to win at anything pertaining to masculine superiority.
    I hope this does not go over your heads people of the planet.. in other words it’s a man’s world and we will share it without women having to fight
    for piece of the pie.. Let’s give while we live and share to show we care!!
    AIGHT!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST/ CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST

    DAMN its back to the black women only got high rate in herpes sh!t again. Get a fu(king grip Newsone we know you love to report this type of bullsh!t to down grade the black woman and race. What you fail to point out is that this survey WAS NOT DONE ALL OVER THE USA…IT WAS ONLY DONE IN 1 AREA. Im so sick of ya’ll making a false report on the bullsh!t…BECAUSE NOT ALL BLACK WOMEN HAVE HERPES OR ANY DAMN THING ELSE. And if you really want to stop the disease from spreading you need to tell the truth on who really got the disease and how to put a stop to it.(JMO)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST/ CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST

    @ the leading doctor no we as black women can not ignore the truth about herpes so we have to fight to makesure that this disease is NOT over looked in all race of men and women. By pointing out herpes is a disease that has been spreading threw out the world by all race of people who has this disease and NOT JUST ONE COLOR NOR GENDER(BLACK WOMEN). AND THE FACT THAT YOUR NUMBER COUNT IS FALSE AND NOT EVERYONE IN THE USA HAS BEEN COUNTED NOR TESTED.(JMOA)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/soveu34/ soveu34

    Newminusone f u c k u going to go n check the real reports ugh yeah guess they been lost huh…thought so…can’t wait til they do how many men of all races have di ck herpes too wonder if the post will blow up too lmaooo

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Perionne27/ Perionne27

    UHH Putitinmypockets…the hiv rate can’t be 50% of all black women if around 600,000 blacks have hiv/aids…and there are around 39 million blacks in this country. That’s poor math. Calculate it for the entire black population and you have 2%…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Perionne27/ Perionne27

    I’ve already addressed this when it 1st came out. First…it’s a “study”…not a fact. If anything…I have a hard time finding this credible. Not simply because I don’t want to believe it…but because it’s an std. You’re not guaranteed to get an std everytime you have sex…and transmission rates vary. That said, unless all BW are surveyed I don’t find it credible that they can make such a claim. A claim by the way, that wreaks of belittling

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/didiaskyouthat/ didiaskyouthat

    The article states, that more that 80 percent of individuals do not know they are infected. How does this “Leading Black Doctor”, know that they are?

  • http://ashasexualhealthblog.org/2010/06/04/cdc-data-on-african-americans-and-herpes/ CDC Data on African-Americans and Herpes « American Social Health Association

    [...] of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, wrote an essay for NewsOne.com that provides some [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST,
    You hit it…How can these numbers be true if they didn’t survey, ask nor test EVERY black woman? They damn sure didn’t ask me….The age range they used is between 13yrs old- 45 yrs old…I have a 13 year old daughter and ill be damned if anyone asked her about herpes!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST/ CAROLINAGIRLSRDABEST

    @CaliFemme23-I agree with you as well my daughter is 19 and neither one of us have been ask to take a survey yet I have PASSED the AIDS/STD test. On top of that I only been with 2 men in mylife time and my daughter has never had sex…so how in the hell is the CDC,government,or the leading doctor coming up with these numbers and using all black and nearly half of all black women has herpes bullsh!t when im sure its alot of young & older women like my daughter and myself out here in this world who have not had sex and under 3 sex partners and even with more than 5 sex partner who still did not catch any STD. To me its just another way the government is trying to put blame on the black race…if you have noticed that when everything go bad in america the black race is put front line,and center of everything. The only time the black race has a chance to shine is music,acting,and sports and even then they are talked sh!t about.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SEXKITTEN48/ SEXKITTEN48

    I AGREE WITH BOTH OF U BECAUSE I’M A MED TECH AND I PERFORM NUMEROUS LAB TESTS ON ALL RACES AND I DON’T THINK ITS FAIR THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE BEING TARGETED WITH THIS BIASED INFORMATION OR SO CALLED STATISTICS WHILE THE WHITES DON’T REPORT THEIRS. I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THERE ARE JUST AS MANY CASES OF AIDS,HERPES AMONG OTHER DISEASES THAT DO NOT GET REPORTED BECAUSE OF THEIR SKIN COLOR AND I DON’T BELIEVE NONE OF THESE STATISTICS NO WONDER WHY SO MANY SISTAS ARE SINGLE THE EDUCATED BROTHERS READ AND BELIEVE THESE STATISTICS ALONG WITH ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TOTALBODYIMAGE/ TOTALBODYIMAGE

    This is suspect. Why is the headline written in a fashion that suggests that black men dont have it only the women? What is more alarming is the recent all out attacks on the black women.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TOTALBODYIMAGE/ TOTALBODYIMAGE

    @ odoggz, You are either a white person or a joke either way makes you a sick person with way to much of nothing to do. If you were really sa black man who hated black women–why would you be here? Does that make sence? No it doesnt. Maybe you are a black man who is damaged goods and feel the need to strike out–which still makes you dysfunctional. Smdh!!! There are some real nutt cases on black planet.

  • http://newsone.com/world/jmcnamara/report-south-africa-perpetuate-debate-about-male-circumsicion/ REPORT: South Africa Perpetuate Debate About Male Circumsicion | News One

    [...] Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes TAGS: Circ**cision, HIV, South Africa Recommend to friends! [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mijo9604/ mijo9604

    I appreciated the candor of this article. However, among the various soci-economic factors listed for the increased prevelence of HSV-2 in African Americans is discrimination. What is the rationale behind this statement? How does discrimination impact ones likleyhood of becoming infected with the disease? Thanks for any ideas…

  • http://newsone.com/nation/associated-press/pioneering-black-doctors-on-display-in-historic-exhibit/ Pioneering Black Doctors On Display In Historic Exhibit | News One

    [...] RELATED: Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes [...]

  • http://tlcnaptown.com/national/bradstacy/pioneering-black-doctors-on-display-in-historic-exhibit/ Pioneering Black Doctors On Display In Historic Exhibit | TLCNapTown – WTLC

    [...] RELATED: Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes [...]

  • http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/4-year-old-puts-used-condom-in-mouth-may-have-herpes/ 4-Year-Old Puts Used Condom In Mouth At Atlanta Hotel, May Have Herpes | News One

    [...] Nearly Half Of All Black Women Have Herpes Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes UPDATE: CDC Stands Behind Report That Half Of Black Women Have Herpes Recommend to [...]

  • http://kissrichmond.com/national/deedeerenee/4-year-old-puts-used-condom-in-mouth-at-hotel-may-have-herpes/ 4-Year-Old Puts Used Condom In Mouth At Atlanta Hotel, May Have Herpes | KissRichmond

    [...] Nearly Half Of All Black Women Have Herpes Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes UPDATE: CDC Stands Behind Report That Half Of Black Women Have Herpes Share with [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/reticence/ reticence

    Instead of questioning the statistics, take the article for the value it lends. This article makes a very important point of Black men and women needing to be more careful and cautious when it comes to sex. This attitude of questioning statistics will continually lead us down a path of denial about the problems we are facing in our community, such as HIV and Herpes, and will make these statistics worse. Even if the number of sexual partners is limited, you are still at risk for any STI. Some STI’s are asymptomatic, which means that you may have it and not know it. Therefore, as Black women we need to start being more careful and more candid about sexual practices. NO ONE is immune from contracting an STI.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Reporting-Truth/ Reporting-Truth

    Leading Black Doctor: We Can’t Ignore Truth About Herpes

    SOMETIMES BACK IN THE YEAR OF 2007 IT WAS A FILTHY AZZ INFECTIOUS WHITE B!TCH ON HERE TELLING THOSE BLACK MEN THAT I WAS ON HERE SPREADING POISON YALL BUT,I WASN’T I WAS ON HERE TRYING TO STOP THE POISON FROM BEING SPREAD BY THOSE INFECTIOUS VIRUS AND DISEASE CARRYING AND PASSING MOTHER F*CKING WHITE PEOPLE AND FOREIGN PEOPLE.

    DON’T BELIEVE THAT BLACK PEOPLE BECAUSE THOSE IGNORANT RACIST ALWAYS CATCHING AND PASSING THEIR INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES AROUND FILTHY WHITE PEOPLE ARE LYING ON YALL JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE FILTHY INSTEAD OF THEIR CONTAGIOUS WHITE AZZES.

    THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE WILL TRICK YOU BLACK PEOPLE INTO SLEEPING AROUND WITH THEM BY CALLING YALL RACIST IF YALL DON’T DO IT SO,DON’T FALL FOR IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT TRUE.YOU BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO BE RACIST.

    THEY ONLY WANT TO SLEEP AROUND WITH YALL SO,TO PASS AND SPREAD THOSE INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES THAT THEY CARRY TO YALL.

    THOSE FILTHY WHITE WOMEN AND THOSE FILTHY FOREIGN WOMEN WILL GIVE THEIR P*SSY TO ANYBODY BECAUSE IT AIN’T NO GOOD.SO,STOP LETTING THOSE FILTHY DOGS TRICK YOU BLACK MEN OUT OF YALLS D*CK AND YALLS MONEY BLACK MEN

    THOSE WHITE WOMEN AND THOSE FOREIGN WOMEN ARE NOT ONLY GOLD DIGGERS TO YOU BLACK MEN THEY ARE ALSO YOU BLACK MEN GRAVE DIGGERS.

    THOSE WHITE PEOPLE AND THOSE FOREIGN PEOPLE WILL BE THE VERY FIRST RACE OF PEOPLE TO CARRY AND CATCH AND THEN SPREAD THOSE CONTAGIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES AROUND THAT YOU BLACK PEOPLE DON’T EVEN CARRY OR RATHER HAVE.

    THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE ARE NOTHING BUT,SOME FILTHY INFECTIOUS LYING MANGE DOGS THAT CARRY MANY KIND OF INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES SO,THEREFORE YALL SHOULD NOT ALLOW FOR ANY OF THEM TO LAY IN YALLS BED WITH THOSE FLEAS AND TICKS THAT THEY CARRY….RACE IS AN ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO DATING

    RACE IS AN ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO DATING BECAUSE THOSE OTHER RACE OF PEOPLE CARRY MANY DIFFERENT VIRUSES AND DISEASES THAT YOU BLACK PEOPLE DON’T CARRY.THAT HIV/AIDS VIRUS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED WHEN THOSE TWO GAY WHITE MEN HAD SWIVELED UP AND DIED BUT,INSTEAD THOSE WHITE PEOPLE KEPT THEIR TUBES OF INFECTED BLOOD AND CONTINUED TO PASS IT AROUND SO,THAT YOU BLACK PEOPLE CAN GET IT.

    THAT FILTHY SWINE FLU STARTED FROM SOMEWHERE OVER THERE IN MEXICO AND THEN SOMEHOW FOUND ITS WAY HERE TO AMERICA NOT TO KILL A LIL WHITE GIRL OR A LIL MEXICAN GIRL BUT,TO KILL A LIL BLACK GIRL.

    THOSE WHITE PEOPLE AND THOSE FOREIGN PEOPLE ARE FULL OF THOSE INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES SO,THEREFORE YOU BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THOSE FILTHY FLEA BITTEN DOGS TO LAY IN YALLS BED WITH YOU.

    THOSE ANIMALS ARE TRYING TO WIPE OUT THE BLACK RACE OF PEOPLE WITH THOSE CONTAGIOUS AND INFECTIOUS VIRUSES AND DISEASES THAT THEY CARRY…..DON’T ALLOW FOR THE COLOR TO BLIND YOU.

    DON’T BE FOOLED BY THOSE FILTHY WICKED DEVILS BLACK PEOPLE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/demetrius_86/ demetrius_86

    the whole problem with this herpes s**t is that its directed at black people in the first place. The way i see it is this is just another excuse or way to keep african americans from dating within their own race. now im not sayin its wrong to date whoever you want but everytime i see one of these f**kin posts its always about black people hating on each other over some dumb ass questions or one gay ass doctor who prolly got a white wife in the first place. anyhow we gotta look at the bigger picture cus i got a feeling these white people cooking up some shady s**t in this near future. Divide and conquer is what they really wanna do

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Freakprincess/ Freakprincess

    I can truly believe the statistics to an extent b/c my friend who is black got hsv 2(herpes) from a black man. I would agree with half the black community though. Although she thought she knew the person and use protection she still some way had caught the std. And from research any sore that you have and you contact someone with an open sore your bound to contract something. But what I found interesting is people with this typical std can give blood. doesn’t it make you wonder?

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