I was recently diagnosed with Herpes 2. Can anyone who has it give me some much needed ';real life'; advice?

OK heres one: NEVER have sex without a condom


thats something youre gonna have to live with for the REST of your life


I was recently diagnosed with Herpes 2. Can anyone who has it give me some much needed ';real life'; advice?
Herpes is ';real lile'; and many of the posters show the ignorance that is out there about herpes.





1. CONDOMS DON';T PROTECT 100%....herpes is transferred from skin to skin contact and a condom doesn't cover everything.


2. Normal sexual relations can continue. Inform all potential partners of the risk involved. Many times people are safer with someone KNOWING they have herpes than sleeping with someone in the general public.


3. HERPES IS COMMON: 1 in 4 women have it and 1 in 5 men. Probably more have it but the test for herpes is NOT given with standard std screenings.





The best thing you can do is educate yourself as much as possible about herpes. I've had this 25+ years and have only recently had a partner that also had it. My ex husband NEVER got it and I've heard that can be very common.





Hold your head up...you did nothing wrong to get this and the stigma is much worse than the outbreaks. Getting outbreaks at the time of your period is normal. I think hormones can affect you.





I was recently diagnosed with Herpes 2. Can anyone who has it give me some much needed ';real life'; advice?
Wow there are some moronic people on this planet.





Condoms do not protect 100% against herpes unless like someone else said, you could cover your entire body !





I've had it for many years. I still get frequent outbreaks and I'm pregnant too, so my hormones have sent it into overdrive right now.





I am married and thankfully my husband has not contracted it and we've been married for 10 years





I also have a very healthy daughter, who was delivered vaginally with no problems.





I am on my second pregnancy now and currently I'm using Valtrex just if I feel any kind of outbreak coming on.





Hopefully your symptoms will decrease with time and use the medicine, it works.





Also, you can try L-Lysine and another herbal product called Lemon Balm is supposed to work really well to clear up the outbreaks.





Your diet and lifestyle can also greatly affect your outbreaks. Avoiding certain foods can help reduce the number of outbreaks, avoiding getting run down and also avoiding alcohol can help.





Go online and search natural treatments for herpes and you will find a whole host of information.





I hope this helps.





I understand what it feels like to be given this diagnosis, but you can control it and you can have a normal and full life.





Good Luck.






LOL if we kill everyone with herpes (any strain) then you would be killing everyone on the planet...so go f$%# yourself buddy, 'cuz I bet your not herpes free.





Personally I like famvir one day treatment, I have some sort of weird reaction to valtrex. I don't like taking medicine everyday so I stopped the everyday treatment. If you don't think you will comply, then don't do the everyday treatment because not taking it properly can increase chances of viral resistance.





During the first year I got diagnosed I barely got outbreaks and I thought I was cool. SYKE!! This second year has been rough, I think I get them every month. So I think it just depends on the person, and you probably will fluctuate. It will also help you if you can figure out your ';trigger';. I don't think I have one, unless its good sex lol. And I'm serious not sex...but good sex. Some people say chocolate (among many other things) makes them have outbreaks, def not me. You can try the herbal herpes treatments...I haven't looked into that.





When you are having an outbreak be careful of touching that area, or how you wash/wipe. You may spread the outbreak to different areas.





Anything else you want to know about dealing with the physical then ask. Or if you want to have some real talk about relationships and herpes, etc. Just ask.
the out breaks should eventually decrease in severity and frequency over time. stress will trigger out breaks, specially what u experience during pms will trigger out breaks. keep taking Valtrex when u feel an out break coming, taking Valtrex when u first feel symptoms can even prevent out breaks.


keep your immune system strong, that will help prevent out breaks as well. try not to get too depressed or run down that can also trigger out breaks.


u can still have a life, job, get married and kids if u want. herpes doesn't affect your health all that much, but it can effect your state of mind some times. u should let your future serious partners know that u have herpes.


BTW u can pass herpes on even when using condoms. condoms only cover so much. if u have an out break out side of where the condom covers then u still run the risk of passing herpes on. but when u don't have any sings of an out break u are LESS contagious then when u do have one, but there are still a small risk (les then 10 percent) of passing herpes on when u don't have an out break.


i hve both types of herpes. oral herpes on my mouth and genitals plus genital herpes but only on my genitals. was diagnosed last year.
lol! ';touchmybody'; is going to be really surprised when his herpes test comes back positive. Condoms provide barely any protection against herpes. Unless of course you can fit your whole lower body in it. lol, do some research.
not sure what to say except make sure you tell everyone you plan on sleeping with, and take your valtrex as directed