ella dawson , a recent graduate of wesleyan university who resides in new york city , was diagnosed with herpes two years ago and says she 's been dropping the ` herpes bomb ' about six months after she had her first outbreak .
in her essay for women 's health mag , dawson recalls meeting a boy at a party who offered her a sip of his beer .
` do n't worry , ' she remembers him saying .
` i do n't have herpes or anything .