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Herpes Statistics
One out of five of the total adolescent and adult population is infected with genital herpes.
Infection is more common in** women** (approximately one out of four women) than in men (almost one out of five).
Male-to-female transmission is more efficient than female-to-male transmission.
One in five Americans have genital herpes (yet at least 80 percent of those with herpes are unaware they have it).
An estimated 25 percent of American adults have genital herpes.