Judith

Hi, well there is always a risk to transmit the virus to other regions but i your case i dont believe that this will happen .You need to touch first your Ob and directly after that you need to touch directly in your eye,which you didnt done....so no worry darling you are fine ...we all are paranoid with this herpes thing.I once had a infection in my eye and sure i thought it was herpes ,at the end my nephew touch me with his nice little bacteria contaminated fingers in my eye...thats all. Dont worry , you good

Hi Northoftheborder, thats really good new but yes the best thing is to take it slow and that you dont rejact yourself (in this case Herpes)again.Give it a try ..wish you the best

HI Max G, sometimes you get that itchy feeling, it shows that the virus is maybe quit active but 500 mg is more then enough if you dont see any blisters.If you really get an outbreak the doctors say that you should take 1000 mg for 5 days.

Yep i can find my feelings back in that song :) at least sometimes .thanks

HI, you can be proud of yourself, you done the right thing but it wasnt the right time for you ( YET) but it will be at some point.wish you the best

HI Ashley, i have herpes 1 now like nearly 2 years, i tried to fight the virus with all kinds of natural treatment but my immun system didnt fight the virus like i suggest it will(i only can suggest coconut oil and tumeric, it maked the outbreak less strong) . Couple of weeks ago i went for holiday and decided that i will start with valtrex because i had enough of frequently outbreaks every month , once or twice. I really have to say that i still got 1 outbreak but it was really small and after a while i felt that the symotoms like itchy and burning cut down a lot... i really can see that valtex changed things and it let me fell a bit more calm about everything. The fisrt time i took valtrex i need to say that i felt really ill, i had belly issues and felt like pucking the whole day but its stopped after 1 week. Your body will get used to that medication .I think its important that you dont take the medication on an emty belly, i take mine always with breakfast. If your really get a lot of outbreaks I would suggest the medication , if not then try to be healthy as possible.(ok yes i am german so i like beer to...what you can do :):) ) have a good day

Hi Vanoud, usually the bumps always come before or in your period , this is quit usuall by woman.If the bumps dont bother you and you dont have much pain or the itchy feelig, there is no need that you take antivirales.For the most people the frequence of outbreaks go down in the first 3-6 month because antibodys build up.Some people have an outbreak only once a year ,some people have it every month(like me so i this case you need medication).In the next month you need to see how your body is reacting to the virus ,when you dont get much symtoms i would suggest that you only live a healthy live without medicatio .At the moment you not sexually active so no chance of transmission, at the point you have a partnet its much better if you take antivirales because it put the transmission rate down. For now you should listen to your body and decide yourself whats the best for you. Have a good day. Judith

Hi northoftheborder, first thing is thats the age gap is not that big deal, this man wanted to meet you since a longer time so i dont see why this should be a problem...it dont seem to be problem for him :).I am not a big expert in dating since i got herpes but you meet somebody , you both have a great conection , so you should take all your courage together and tell him (even if its something really really scary to do...i can imagine ).If you dont do it you will regret it at some point...maybe this guy is the one, maybe not but you will only find out if you open yourself.So much people have this virus,explain him the chances of transmission....the truth is that he have bigger chances to get herpes if he fuck around.You know what you having and you know whats the most important fact to protect you partner(antivirales , condoms, healthy live)....if you do all that, the infection rate is really low. I wish you good luck , dont let this chance go BIG HUG

Hi Angel , you sound really happy ,thanks so much for your post. Your post is really positiv and i am sure it will make the day for some of us herpes fellows.I hope it will work out with your amazing man, i wish you both the best....and yes the transmission rate is much lower as when he would sleep around :) yes herpes change us all , first in a bad way but after a while it make us better and stronger person.....herpes teach us ;) big hug Judith

Hi Kiki, the antibodys for herpes build up in 6 month ,so you probably cant see in the bloodtest if you contracted herpes but the chance that you did is really low.The most important thing is that you are using condoms and that your partner taking antivirales.Its really important that partner who have herpes take the medication because the transmission rate is much lower . I m quit sure that you ok but if you still dating that person you will need to talk about that. If you both take care the chance of transmission is really low. Judith

Hi, every body react diffrently but i have to say i am getting getting more outbreaks when i eat pistachio, i love them but now i try to avoid them .For me the biggest trigger is alcohol, when i am drinking to much, I feel the next day much more symtoms then usually.....i guess everything what brings you immun system down is bad but we cant live like nuns :) :) see if you get more symtoms when you eat nuts ,if you dont.....then eat them :)

Hi saldachick, welcome to this website . Sorry to say but i am not really sure if he really love you when he have to think about leaving you only for a skin condition, if he would love you completely he dont need to think about it at all.Now to your question, yes sure there is a big chance that he gave you herpes. 90 percent of all people have herpes 1 in they blood , the most people never get any symtom but they are still speading the herpes around , so there is a big chance that he gave it to you by oral sex or he have herpes genitales himself(without symtoms).you are having a auto immun sickness like me , thats meens that your immun system is constantly down.You didnt had a partner before for over a year , i cant believe the herpes didnt broke out before.The only way to find out if he having herpes is that he goes for medical check and make a herpes test himself. To give your bf more information you should download the ebook and handoutbook from the website, it explain all transmission rates and inform you about the best ways to protect your herpes free partner.In the case your bf dont have herpes, you can protect him by using condoms and antivirales, the transmission rate is only by 1-2 percent so there is not that big chances to contract the virus to him. I hope you both will sort that out. big hug Judith

Hi Tragic, sorry that this happend to you and your partner but before you were honest to him , he knew that he can contract herpes from you.Please dont say that you wanne kill yourself,this can happen to everyone who have herpes and you told him before, there is nothing else you could have done better.I know that you fell like crap but you both need to talk about it,this have noting to do with trust.........he know himself that he could contracted it ,its absolutely not your fault.15-20 percent of all people have herpes so he could contracted it from everybody he sleep with.So long you have sex you have the change to get genital diseases.I am not sure if he talk with you at moment but he maybe will soon , when he is over the first shock.We all know how the first outbreal felt and how shoked we were, give him a little bit time.I hope you will speak to him sonn .Big hug and please dont do anything rashly....all will get better in time.big hug

HI Sayywahtt, if you pregnant you will anyway have to talk with you doctor about medication.I am not sure which antivirales you take but so far i know you shouldnt take valtrex if you pregnant,its to strong for the baby.whoopsie and adrial are right, get tested to see whats going on.I know its allways punch you in the face when you getting an outbreak,its so frustrating but you will go through this.Anyway i hope you dont get one :) hugs

So herpes can make alzheimer...this virus only do bad things, why this virus dont causes a nice arse or sixpacks. :) this would be news i would prefer to read hehehe

I have hpv too and i wished i would have got the injection before i was sexual active.i told all friends who have childs that they should get the injection for their kids and some really did...they never heart of it before i told them

Hi danielle, congratulation on your first disclosure.I dont think that you told him to late, the most important thing is that you told him when it felt right and you didnt had sex before....so you done well.The guy seems to be into you and thats what matter...sure he was shocked , nobody expact that there are people out there who have herpes genitales.....i didnt know much about it neither before it happend to me.Sure i would be shocked for the first moment but at the end is matter what i feel for person, i dont think that i would have rejected somebody for herpes , that not the person i am. Anyway i wish you the best with the guy, hope you dont need to disclose again and that e will be the one forever:):)big hug. Judith

wow :) amazing

Hi, the first 6 month my lymph nodes at my leg swoll too, it only shows that your body is fighting against the virus...absolutelly normal

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Hi, well done abbyroad,now its out and you can have a honest relationship. Good Luck :)

Hi Saliha, i dont think the irritation of the bikini zone is herpes but yes herpes dont like heat or sweeting.But dont stop living , i live in spain and for sure i dont stop going to the beach or hiking in the mountain.If i go out of my house and the sun come up strongly i can feel more itchy feeling then usuall.i get frequent outbreaks too (every month) but i have a cronical disease which put my immunsystem down.....do you have any cronical diseases ,do you a healthy livestyle ?(alcohol impact herpes a lot...:( problem i still like to go out) There are couple of things you can try, some people swear on that but every body react diffrently: Coconut oil, L- Lysine,tumeric,bach flowers.....for some people this stuff really help for me it only make the outbreaks less strong. have a good day and have a nice sunbath tomorow....dont stop living

Hi Carly, i have the same issue like you, i am getting outbreaks once or twice a month.(GOT ONE TODAY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH:::AGAIN )There are a lot of people who can deal witth herpes without antivirales but some of us are in the even worse position and we have to live with that every fucking month.I never took valtex every day because i dont have BF and i try to fight it my way.I dealing with now nearly 2 year and i tried a lot of thinks but my body dont like to fight with me :).I guess i will need to go with valtrex daily suprresive therapie in future too....i dont wanne stay the rest of my live lone. No its not good for the lever at all but you can clean your lever up with couple of things.One of it is coconut oil and the other is tumeric.....both protect the lever,maybe you can read of it a bit and you can make your own oppinion. Have a good day

hi Positiy thinker,( first at all great name to choose :) ) i am sorry to hear that you parents think that way about you and you boyfriend, only 5-10 percent of all people with herpes show symtoms, so it is not his fault at all...how he can knew about it if there is no regular test for herpes.Your step father should be more educated about herppes if he have it himself and for sure its no good support at all if he tells you that your whole live will suck....sorry darling i dont think its ok.For sure you will have a hard time but your bf support you and your live will go .i hope you can deal with it better the your stepfather and maybe you can teach him to feel not nasty and awful...yes i sometimes do feel like that but thats not what we are :) Believe is the strongest medicin ...i am sure you will be good. Big hug Judith

Hi, try to get some curcuma/tumeric pills they are natural antiviarles. Please dont take to much ibuprofen , it can cause stomach bleeding...my sister is a doctor and she told me that its really dangerous to take to much of it.... Hope you dont get outbreak