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Hi Megs, Thank you so much for sharing your story. My name is Camilo and I am a monitoring this site. While I am not a certified healthcare professional and cannot answer your concerns specifically; I can point you in the direction of some helpful resources to address your concerns. You have already taken what is the most difficult step for some, and that is seeing a healthcare professional to obtain an accurate diagnosis. I am sorry to hear about your recent breakup with your boyfriend, but it doesn't mean that there are no manageable ways to be a in relationship after being diagnosed with the virus. I think you should check out our Dating and Relationships page, it will have suggestions on addressing dfficult subjects with your partner regarding the virus. We also have a very helpful Just Diagnosed page that can help answer many of the questions you may have regarding your recent diagnosis. In addition, we also have a Drug Information page that has helpful information about the drugs that you may have been recently prescribed.

 

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hey im amber and iam also new to this site and i just found out i have herpes about almost a month ago. The road has been a lil rough because i want to tell people so that they could be there for me. because in my situation i was forced to have sex with someone i just met and saw the bumps few weeks later. I cried so much the day i left the docters office i thought WHY ME? but you just have to be thankful at this point that its NOT something worse that could take your life.

 

I have told this guy that im falling for, actually i knew that things could get very serious because i like him ALOT and he likes me alot so i just felt like i HAD TO tell him. I broke down crying i kinda do that alot, and told him what happened. and hes still in my life and I THANK GOD because he was just concerned if he could get it and how and of course i told him EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. because someone forced this and gave this to me so i could never ever in my life do that to someone.

 

so just make sure whoever you tell will be there for you. KEEP THE FAITH AND A BIG SMILE.  

Good Luck with getting an answer.  I posted on 12/16/2007 with specific questions and have yet to get a response.  I've read the on-line descriptions about "abstinence is best" but that still doesn't offer realistic information for those that do have sex.  I am blood test positive for herpes and apparently transmitted it to my wife yet I have never had any indication or sign that I have it or have an outbreak.  I am beginning to think that maybe the "experts" really don't know enough about this virus and it's transmission to offer solid information and probabilities of transmission under specific circumstances.

Hey i dont want to use my really name but im 16 and i have herpes typw 2.Genital herpes and i just want u to know that i dont think u should tell the person you want to date you can have herpes and still have a health sex life,i feek like if u tell them and they are the type to put your busy out there.If may hurt you with your friends and maybe at work.All im sayin is that you can help your parten with out tellin them.Soap and water befor and after sex kills the virus.You can type in herpes in to a web called "ask.com"and u can learn lot to help you.