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I got diagnosed with herpes 3 days ago.

posted 07/21/2008, comments (3)

Shocked but attempting to deal with it: 2

But the fact was, it was already stinging...so I applied it gingerly over the visible sores, only to realize that yeah, hmm, even if the stinging increased only by a fraction, it still increased. So I grabbed a handful of tissues, jammed a folded postcard into my mouth to bite down on for the pain, and patted most of the cream off. I noticed... Read more Chevron

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I got diagnosed with herpes 3 days ago.

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (2)

Shocked but attempting to deal with it

Got diagnosed 3 days ago...it's all over my profile like a stuck record but only cos I find it so hard to believe still. I have herpes?? An STD? Me? ...no way. It wouldn't happen to me. I've only had sex with clean people who had nothing odd about their equipment. And besides, there's people out there who are having more sex than me, and more... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/09/2008, comments (0)

Understanding Herpes Testing

Understanding Herpes Testing The most important fact to know in terms of Herpes testing is that blood testing with an IgG test is the BEST test for diagnosing the disease. When you first see the doctor for a suspicious genital ulcer, your health care provider may ask a lot of really personal and embarrassing questions.... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/23/2008, comments (0)

Let Our Experts Answer Your Genital Herpes Questions!

HealthCentral is excited to report that Ask a Question has launched! Ask a Question is a separate site area where you can ask and answer fellow users' questions. You can access the new feature on any page through the "Ask a Question" widget and the new "Ask" drop down in the top navigation. Here's how it works: Ask your... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/17/2008, comments (0)

HPV and Abnormal Pap Smears

HPV and the Abnormal Pap Abnormal Pap smears always make women anxious and make us wonder if we have cancer. Over the past decade, a new anxiety provoking term has slipped into the GYN lexicon : human papilloma virus or HPV infection. Studies show that around 90% of cervical cancer is caused by HPV infection. Most... Read more Chevron

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