 [ Symptoms ] is it safe to drink chai tea with anise during pregnancy  i have heard the star anise can be harmful however i can not imagine one small starbucks chai could become fatal or be poisonus in my second trimester  however i do not want to push it for the safety of my baby here in utah it is very cold and i am used to needing to start my winter mornings with a drink but do not like drinking coffee while pregnant the caffine is too much for me as well as the smell  please advise thank you [ Disease ] often it is hard to tell by looking the textbook symptom of genital herpes is a cluster of small fluid filled blisters that break forming painful sores that crust and heal during several days affected areas include the penis scrotum vagina vulva urethra anus thighs and buttocks but many people do not get these sores some people have no symptoms at all while others get symptoms that can be easily mistaken for razor burn pimples bug bites jock itch hemorrhoids an ingrown hair or a vaginal yeast infection after you are infected the symptoms go away but can flare up from time to time luckily the first outbreak usually is the worst and some people may have just one or two outbreaks in their lifetime