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51 yr old woman

Divorced and contracted herpes

posted 11/19/2009, comments (0)

Never give up on yourself

This last 6 weeks has been so tough for me, but, I will not let this virus destroy who I am. Each day when I feel I am getting a little depressed, I pull myself out of the funk. I will not let this drag me down. I love life and have every intention of living it to the fullest even with this virus. I want to stay positive that taking Acyclovir will... Read more Chevron

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butterflycat

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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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