Shortly after giving birth, my doctor found a lesion and non-chalantly informed me that I have herpes. She was so casual about it, like she was telling me my stitches look good or something. I freaked the fuck out for several days. I went back to her office and insisted that she test the lesion but she couldn’t find…
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This is exactly what I have and it is the “best” type to have, in my opinion. Contracted it exactly as you mention above, but have only ever had 3 breakouts (contracted it....6/7 years ago...?) and each time they got milder. It makes me particularly angry that I have had to carry the weight of admitting this to…
Can we please talk about how ridiculous it is for anyone to be shamed for or feel ashamed about this? It’s completely illogical. Anyone who has had sex in their entire life and serendipitously happens to be virus-free has ZERO moral superiority over someone else who also had sex but just happened to do it with a person…
Q: What’s the difference between love and herpes?
I am a strange case: I never ever test positive but I’ve been getting cold sores since I was a kid. It’s not a problem for my husband because he already had it, but I feel absolutely awful because I gave it to a boyfriend in my 20s. I didn’t give him head during an outbreak or anything but about two years into our…
It seems like their partner is just fine. They told their story and were honest about what happened, they actually told me something I didn’t know and I feel much more educated after reading her comment.
It’s a virus that something like 85% of the adult population has, and the only symptoms are a mild temporary inconvenience.
I am one of the people who have an occasional mouth sore - have since I was 6. My latest blood test showed both markers but never once had any sores other than an occasional lip one. My doctor said while I should be concerned and have a retest, if I had never had an outbreak EVER it was either a false positive or I…
Maybe they need to do a series of folks who actually have the herp talking about our actual experiences. Because aside from the first couple outbreaks where my immune system was like WTF?? it’s genuinely not a big deal for me any more. The worst part is telling my partners and that’s gotten easier every time.
Married to / having sex with a woman with herpes for 30 years. We haven’t used condoms in 28 years or so, and have a very active sex life. I have never gotten it. She has always been on top of things and manged any outbreaks very well- as I’m sure anyone who has it can tell you, outbreaks have a habit of showing up…
Ouch. Some herpes viruses can cause an infection wherever they land. I had herpes blisters on my cheek, just next to my ear lobe once. They hurt and wouldn’t go away so I went to a doctor who tested the blisters. Herpes I. I probably infected myself by scratching my temple, like people do
Also it’s worth noting there are eight types of herpes that infect humans. Chicken pox is caused by a type of herpes. Most of will have been infected with several herpes types during our lifetime.
tldr: I got HSV1, felt bad, then better, the stigma in our society is so intense for a relatively harmless skin condition.
Yeah. So most people have HSV-1, which as the article points out is associated with oral herpes. I have that, although I don’t get the cold sores. But through oral sex, I have given my husband HSV-1 on his genitals and he did have an HSV-1 outbreak there. It was pretty upsetting, but also mild. So yeah. If you’re one…
The administration let you do this? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?
That is fascinating and truly haunting.
This is an interesting series, but I worry it doesn’t do much to destigmatize STIs like herpes. It kind of reads like a medical sheet.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but herpes is spread through skin-to-skin contact, not through bodily fluids, so condoms won’t prevent transmission.