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kiritoxasuna

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  1. Thank you, Adrial :) Herpes and pregnancy was the only part of finding out I had it that worried me, once I'd realised that my life was not over and I could still be happy, haha.
  2. I didn't know how to word it! I'll just hope that people don't think I mean labour, and that it's just while baby is inside you, ahaha. I'll try to reword it. Thanks for filling this out for me :)
  3. Hi guys, so for college, we're doing a virus and disease unit in the future, where we need to promote awareness and dispel rumours about them. So, I thought why not do herpes, I mean I have it and no one in my class will know, because it's a pretty well known virus. I've already set up the questionnaire, I just need you guys to fill it in and share it will anyone you know with herpes. It mostly focuses on genital, but I don't see why those with coldsores/cankersores etc. can't fill it in either. Here's a link: http://goo.gl/fI8rin There's also a chance, at the end, to put in your email, and I will send you a copy of the booklet when it's done. Thanks guys!
  4. Hello! I'm new to H too, and I really hope I can help in any way I can. Acyclovir works by incorporating DNA molecules into the Herpes virus, which will result in it not being able to multiply, which results in the OB stopping and preventing further OBs. Cystic acne is caused by hyper-sensitivity to male hormones, so more sebum is produced, which makes the skin swollen and covered in acne. Acne will be treated by an antibiotic of some kind, whereas acyclovir is an antiviral; so they are made to treat completely different things. Sadly, there is no link here, that I can see. Maybe ask your doctor, they will be much more knowledgeable, I'm only a student, ahah. Good luck
  5. Thank you all for replying. @ihaveittoo, i'm sorry that it didn't work, but thank you for sharing your story with me c: @WCSDancer2010, i will check those out. i'm trying to do as much research as i can, without the use of a lab, as i have no access. if there is a silver lining to me finding out i have this, it'll be that i'll discover something about it that'll change everything. or at least i hope hahahaha -Leanne x
  6. Hi, all! I've been searching the web for a few days now, after having my third OB. I didn't catch it early this time and it's blistered and it's horrible. BUT, I found this website, saying that Lysine can help suppress the virus. For those who aren't super biology nerds like me: Herpes has nine proteins, one of them (protein VII) is arginine rich. To my understanding, lysine is an opposite to arginine and so it will help to counter these arginine rich proteins being make. During this research, I discovered that arginine is found in most of the foods that people have found trigger their OBs (eg, chocolate and some nuts - mainly peanuts). So I was wondering, has anyone tried the lysine therapy? I'm thinking of trying it, as it's not very expensive and will only cost about £30 a year, depending on where you get the tablets from and what bulk you get them in. I'm just wondering if anyone else has tried it with success or failure. Oh and another thing, I'm considering taking a specialism in viral infections at university. I will find us a cure for this, or something that will stop OBs full stop. -Leanne x
  7. Oh also, is it still more contagious in this time? I know not to have sex during an outbreak, but for how long after would you say to avoid sexual contact? My partner can't use condoms, so we've never used them, yet somehow he hasn't contracted it yet and I want to keep it that way for as long as possible c:
  8. The NHS sucks, sometimes, it really does. I'd rather pay £8 every month to lower risk the chance of an outbreak and passing it on to my partner, than give it to him and have an outbreak every 4 months or whatever. Ahh, okay. Thank you so much for you answer. How long does the itching last? It's starting to do my head in!
  9. Hello, all! c: I'm just going to say this first to avoid confusion. In the UK, Aciclovir and other anti-virals are only prescribed when an outbreak is present, sadly. I've asked if I could have it daily, and my doctor said it's only prescribed that way when excessive outbreaks happen or if the person has a problem with their immune system. I finished my five day prescription of Aciclovir on Sunday, after finding my second outbreak. But the last few days, I've been rather itchy down there. I've checked, and the only thing that seemed to have been different is that my clit was a lot redder than usual. I put it down to being rubbing from the pads, as I was also on my period. But I finished on Tuesday and it's still really itchy. It's not red anymore, and I can't see anymore sores. There's a little more discharge than normal, but my cycle is short, so it might be because of ovulation. Can someone help? D:
  10. Hi! I'm new to this forum, and the main reason I joined was because I want to make friends who can help and support me through this and, of course, I will do the same for them c: I was diagnosed in January, this year, after getting horrible flu and very sore and itchy lady parts T^T My partner didn't give this to me, but he has been so supportive to me. We've been together a year (today, actually, yay!), and it upsets me that I have this so early in this relationship and my life (I'm only 18). I don't know where I got it from, all I know is that I want to get rid of it. I hate living in constant fear that I will have an outbreak and have to pop pills in college or that I will pass it on to my partner. I took last week off because I didn't want people to question me, and having someone in my class who works in a pharmacy doesn't help, at all. Since finding out I have this, I've noticed my sex drive has dropped a lot. I mean a lot. It's probably because I'm worried about giving it to my boyfriend, it doesn't damage our relationship, but I feel terrible because he still wants to get intimate with me and I can't get in the mood to. I also suffer a crippling depression and mild schizophrenia, which leads me to have psychotic episodes. I was finally getting better and the episodes were dying down, I hadn't had one since my partner and I got together and suddenly my world came crashing down. As supporting as my partner is, he doesn't have this, so he doesn't fully understand the emotional and physical burdens it carries with it. Which is why I signed up, I need a friend, or friends, who can help me to not feel so alone in this. Thank you, for reading. I feel a lot better for typing this all out c:
  11. Hi. I'm new to this too. I don't know where I got it from, I'd been with my partner for 8 months when I got my first outbreak and he is faithful to me, so I know that it was laying dormant in my system. When I was diagnosed, it took me a few days to tell him. But he accepted it. He doesn't care that I have herpes and even though I still cry because I have it, he cheers me up and tells me it's not my fault. The reason I'm telling you this is because, there's a chance that your love will be the same. You just need to take it. It'll take a while but, tell her when you're ready; don't force yourself, let it come naturally. I know it's not much in the way of advice, but I just hope that she'll see past this minor inconvenience and still see you as you and not herpes. Good luck.
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