Genital Herpes - All SharePosts Relating To "Getting Tested"

ashylovely

posted 11/26/2008, comments (3)

cheating & genital herpes

i am 17 and i have genital herpes.. i got it from my ex that cheated on me and didnt tell me till after our relatioship ended. we were together two years.. i went in to get my yearly pap smear and all my std tests and i found out i have this.. but now i feel alone;; betrayed;; and like im dirty;; and the worst part is i have... Read more Chevron

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I got diagnosed with herpes 3 days ago.

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (5)

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 (6)

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 06/05/2008, comments (12)

Casual Sex and Herpes

I'd like to use this week's SharePost as a way to start an open discussion about issues relating to my last SharePost. Although the comments I received last week were negative, I'm happy that I generated a response from a couple of readers and would like to keep that momentum going. To sum up, in my last SharePost... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/19/2008, comments (0)

Getting Diagnosed: "So You Have Herpes"

I'm convinced my Herpes has a mind of its own. The nasty little guy always seems to know when I have an important deadline, get a new job, and of course, meet a potential lover. And even when none of the above is happening, the jerk just decides to pop his head out and give me a hard time about once every two weeks. Yes,... Read more Chevron

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