It is part of our human nature as woman (at least it is for me ) that when first being diagnosed with genital herpes our primary worry is not so much for our own body and what this condition means for us personally, but how this will affect our future partners and possible future children. We understand that because we were so easily able to contract genital herpes from another person, that we have the ability to equally as easily pass it on. Because we know how awful we feel about having contracted the condition (you will note I never refer to it as a disease; we are not sick, we carry a virus), it is unimaginable to us to be a part of spreading herpes.  Ever. I understand that I am … [Read more...]