Genital Herpes - All People Who Are Interested In "HSV type 2"

Alley_Cat

I'm 21 years old, trying to cope.

posted 07/09/2009, comments (14)

Sex with herpes

I was just told that I have herpes. I'm so scared because I'm only 21 and now I feel like I can't enjoy the sexual liberation (with protection of course) that twenty-somethings get to enjoy. Will I ever be able to have sex without a condom again? Will I ever be able to have oral sex performed on me? What about manual sex? This seems like a... Read more Chevron

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ThisHurts

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I just started living with Genital Herpes..

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posted 04/09/2009, comments (2)

Will It Stop

I have just started life with Genital Herpes. I was wonder when will it get better..I started off with a few soars and they have become more and more! Will these ever stop?

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shortgirl85

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I love playing sports and dancing. listening to music and talking

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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.

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posted 03/31/2009, comments (9)

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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Charlotte Grayson, M.D.

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posted 02/20/2009, comments (7)

Five questions to ask your doctor about suppressive therapy

I see a lot of patients who take suppressive therapy with no clear understanding of why they are taking it, what the goals are of suppressive therapy and most concerning ... taking the WRONG dose! I also see patients who suffer through multiple terrible outbreaks of herpes who have NEVER HEARD of suppressive therapy! Here's a... Read more Chevron

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