Information and opinions on Genital Herpes from Alley_Cat at HerpesConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/152196 http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/152196/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/152196 http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/152196/77869/sex-herpes Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:43:32 -0400 Alley_Cat I was just told that I have herpes. I'm  so scared because I'm only 21 and now I feel like I can't enjoy the sexual liberation (with protection of course) that twenty-somethings get to enjoy. Will I ever be able to have sex without a condom again? Will I ever be able to have oral sex performed on me? What about manual sex? This seems like a whole other world. I'm so upset, this seems surreal. Why did this have to happen to me? Why am I... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/152196/77869/sex-herpes