Genital Herpes - All SharePosts Relating To "dating with herpes"

shortgirl85

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posted 04/09/2009, comments (4)

What do I do?

I was just diagnosed with herpes a few days ago. I am still emotionally a wreck, but I know now that I was not as careful as I thought I had been. I was with the same person for four years, and I have been tested for herpes numerous times and it never showed that I had it. While we werent together I had 3 partners in which 1 I can't... Read more Chevron

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rise_above

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I have herpes. It doesn't have me.

Living With It

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posted 03/31/2009, comments (8)

Hunting for my infector: My own useless modern-day witch hunt.

"You tested positive for Herpes Simplex 2... is that a shock, or were you expecting that?" I understood why the polite female voice at the other end of the phone asked me that, but at the moment, it seemed like an idiotic question. I never, ever had any sort of reason to think I might have had genital herpes. I'd been tested... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 03/19/2009, comments (0)

Overcoming the Fear of Disclosure

Should I say I have herpes or should I keep quiet? Without exception, every health professional or health educator will say you have a responsibility and a duty to disclose your condition. It sounds easy in principle, but how do you go about telling someone you have genital herpes? In this sharepost I outline a few of the more common reasons... Read more Chevron

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maximalize

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posted 03/17/2009, comment (1)

Feeling Guilty

How do you get past the potential guilt of possibly transmitting herpes to someone else? My ex-boyfriend gave me herpes 2 years ago, when he also learned he had it. I've only been with him since finding out, but am recently trying to re-enter the dating world. I am having serious trouble accepting the fact that I may very well give this to a man I... Read more Chevron

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sjh

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posted 03/16/2009, comments (5)

Scared, but content.

I was 18 when i found out i had HSV-2 (genital). For awhile i was in denial, i knew it could happen to me, but i just ignored it. For months i acted as if it wasnt true. I didnt have unprotected sex, i never mentioned it to even my self. I took my medicine and just went on until one night i broke down and cried. It was slowly tearing me up inside... Read more Chevron

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