Information and opinions on health from ashleybama at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/94064/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/94064/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/94064/index http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/94064/17254/terrified Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:57:00 -0500 ashleybama I was diagnosed with genital herpes when I was 18 years old (about 3 and a half years ago). At the time, I had just begun dating and having sex with my boyfriend of about 3 months. I was devastated. I was sexually molested by my babysitter when I was 5 years old. Coming to terms with that was hard, trying not to be permiscuous as a teen was hard b/c I had very low self esteem. I lost my virginity to my first love when I was 17. He cheated on me... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/94064/17254/terrified