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butterflycat

posted 11/18/2009, comments (5)

the shock of my life

im 21 years old and just got the shock of my life. i was told yesterday i had a genital herpes. it shook my world! i still cry every 10min just thinking about it..i can barely get out of bed, eat, sleep...i feel disgusting, assamed, embarrassed..damaged. i have never in my life been this depressed or feel this low. my mom says it would help me to... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (0)

Herpes and Telling Your Family

As we all know, talking about having herpes is often harder than actually living with the virus. One of the most common questions that come up on this site is how to effectively tell one’s partners that he/she has herpes. However, we rarely discuss the issue of telling one’s family, which, for some, can be just as... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/16/2009, comments (2)

so many questions

In July I went to the doctor and she thought I had herpes so she perscribed me medication to take (which helped) but when she got the test back it came back negative. Before it came back I told my boyfriend right away that my doctor thought I had herpes. He was speechless but told me he loved me and I was the only one he wanted to be... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/16/2009, comment (1)

new 2 hsv2

Recently diagnosed with hsv2 for the first time at 51 years old.

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I am 22 years old, and didn't have a choice!!!

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (7)

On Valtrex right now and depressed

Well it's been 11 months when I first found out I tested positive for genital herpes. The guy I was with for a while had sex with me, and never told me he had it. We are no longer together. I wish I would have known so I wouldn't of slept with him. As im typing I am crying, and in pain. I have an op right now, and I am taking Valtex. My fiance... Read more Chevron

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