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🌈 LGBTQ+ Primary Care PA-C @havenhealth.care
🌱 Vegan
📍 LA
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We’ve fielded a lot of questions about herpes and the virus that causes it (HSV) over the years. HSV comes in 2 strains: one that affects the lips and mouth, and one that affects the genital area. Herpes is often the subject of bad jokes but the virus is so common but many people don’t know they have it and never experience symptoms! 😳

People often ask us whether they should get tested for herpes and whether they should tell hookups if they are living with the virus❓ Our friend @collinsjake has put together some awesome videos about it! Give him a follow for great content about men’s health ✨

Here’s what Jake has to say:

“HSV blood testing sounds like it should be helpful, and in some cases it is. But as a screening test in people with no symptoms? I hate it.

Because a positive HSV blood test can give someone a label without telling them whether they have clinical herpes disease, where the infection is, when they got it, whether they are contagious right now, or whether they will ever have symptoms.

And for a lot of patients, that does not create peace of mind.
It creates anxiety, stigma, and a new lifelong question: “Do I have to disclose this forever?”

HSV infection is incredibly common. Clinical herpes disease is not the same thing as simply having antibodies.

A positive blood test does not mean your life is over. It means you have evidence of a very common viral infection that many, many people have.”

#herpes #hsv #queerhealth

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Summer lately

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Being work besties is great… until one of you actually has to work.

Scrubs: @wearfigs Sagewater

#figsambassador #wearFIGS

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August slipped away into a moment in time…

What a sweet, sweet season of life. 🩵

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Barcelona, I’m kind of obsessed with you. Call me after you’ve done something about the humidity 😮‍💨

#eurosummer #tapas #barcelonacircuit

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Go travel with your person 🛫✨

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007///.::2026::. (reCAP)

💣 🐚

GET THAT 🥖

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

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Outtakes 📷

street walker 💃🏻

Madrid Crew

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😻💛🏝️

SG LEWIS 🪭

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mi casa, mi gato

Lifting $hit 💪🏽

“Ain’t in L.A.”

🥵 🥔 🥵🥵🥔 turn me in 2 PO•TAE•TOE 🥗!

J🍑LY

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MADRID PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 2026

LADIES & LADIES… WE HAVE ARRIVED!

CASA AMOR

DUSTIN DOES DUNKIN’ ☕️

YASSS ARCHITECTURE!

WHY U ALL IN MY GRILL?!

why are you GAY?!

HOW LA LLORONA GOT HER GROOVE BACK…

HOW TO CLURB IN YOUR 40’s. 😅

CAMERA REEL 🎞️

✨🍑✨ “90 DAY FIANCÉ (THE OTHER WAY)”

TITS OUT 4 THE BOYS - JA’IME

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED…

WEAR SOMETHING SLUTTY AND TRY AGAIN.

CLUB, ‘NOTHER CLUB, ✈️, ‘NOTHER CLUB, 🚎, ‘NOTHER CLUB, UBER, RANDOM PERSON’S HOUSE, DARK BASEMENT… ‘NOTHER CLUB.

4 ♠️ IN THE ACE OF ♣️s

after After AFTER HOURSSSSS…

LIL’ KIM WOULD BE PROUD.

GAGGLE OF GAYZ

I THINK IM GOOD 👍🏼

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Madrid w/o 👕. @wesundia #madridpride

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LISBOA 💛 LOVERS 🇵🇹

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Madrid w/ 👕. 😂coming of age

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That was cute.

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