Your Patient Is a 24-Year-Old Woman Who Has No Prior

Your patient is a 24-year-old woman who has no prior history of STDs. Her boyfriend, and sexual partner for the last 2 years, has genital HSV but he has not had any symptoms of active infection in 12 months. Would you recommend HSV-2 screening for this patient?

A) Yes. It is recommended that HSV-2 screening be offered to the general population as a part of routine screening.
B) Yes. Asymptomatic people who have a sexual partner with HSV-2 should be offered screening.
C) No. Only HIV-positive people should be offered screening for HSV-2.
D) No. Only people at increased risk for acquisition of HIV should be offered screening for HSV-2.