Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Feeling Totally DOWN!

The last time I has sexual relations was in 1988, Yes 1988.  I didn't start to have symptoms until 4/06.  I had a swab test done and it came back negative however, I kept getting a sore in my vaginal.  Finally by Gyno did a blood test that came back positive for HSV2 I was just told on 10/1/09.  I cannot stop crying and I feel... Read moreChevron
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Herpes Testing

To provide some clarification, since so many of you write to me asking about herpes testing, here's a run down of the current available tests.  They each have limitations, though I indicate which are the most specific.  A doctor will quite often take your history/examine you and then "marry the history/exam findings to the... Read moreChevron
posted 12/29/2008, comments (0)|
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Knowing the Complications of Herpes

As an expert on the site I frequently answer questions about herpes.  Quite often I will refer the person to a particular area on the site, so they can read up and get a full understanding of the many details that are involved in answering their posted question- in fact, that I often cannot do full justice in my... Read moreChevron
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The Unknowing Spread of Herpes

Who's fueling the herpes epidemic?? It may be young women who don't even know that they have the virus that causes genital herpes.  They may have no symptoms, they may not have been tested and they may be actively shedding the virus in their genital tracts.  They are basically infectious - and they don't know it.  The statistics are... Read moreChevron
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When a Good Treatment has an Ugly Side

If you have herpes then you are probably familiar with the drug acyclovir.  It's an anti-viral agent that is often recommended to patients with HSV2 so that recurrences of active herpes are diminished.  The drug is credited with decreasing the number of times you will have painful breakouts, lowering viral load and helping to minimize... Read moreChevron
posted 11/20/2008, comments (0)|

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