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A College Boy Is Humiliated by Herpes but Then Bounces Back

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"He felt like he was the scourge of the Earth and that no one would ever love him" (2:35)
Sex educator Judith Steinhart recalls a student she counseled who was devastated by herpes.

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Sex educator Judith Steinhart recalls the story of a student who came to her horrified and ashamed about a bad case of herpes—but emerged a few months later a different guy. His secret? Finding out how the disease works instead of focusing on his bad judgement.