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spinnaker05
07/15/08

Is genital herpes as bad as everyone makes it out to be?

I went to see my Dr today, for swollen lymph nodes, and some blisters which I thought was just friction burns or something from masturbating. He told me it was genital herpes and drew blood to test for hsv-1 and 2. I'm currently taking valtrex twice a day for the next 10 days until my next Dr…

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