Genital Herpes Viral Shedding | Virus Shedding

by Nanci Elliott on March 10, 2010

Wow.  This one is a tough one.  Let’s see if we can’t muddle through it together.  The asymptomatic shedding of the herpes virus?  Shedding is one of the most misunderstood and in my opinion, abused symptoms of genital herpes.  Yes, herpes virus shedding does occur and it drastically raises the risk of herpes transmission and spreading herpes throughout the population.    I am in no way saying that it should not be taken seriously and that all available precautions should be taken to protect partners.  That being said…

Herpes Viral Shedding | The Facts:

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Genital Herpes Treatments

by Nanci Elliott on March 9, 2010

Vitamin D Meets Genital Herpes | Treatment

Awesome article in the paper today about Vitamin D and herpes.  This vitamin has been in the news a lot in the past year after a landmark study revealed that it was a key player in cancer rates in that a significant number of people with cancer were found to be deficient in Vitamin D.   Since then there has been a serious hard look at this supplement and what role it plays in illness and the body.

A little background:

Vitamin D is made naturally in our body every time we are in the sun.   You would think that this would make it completely unnecessary to supplement since well, it’s the sun, right?  But no.  It has been found that over half the world’s population is low in the vitamin and the issue is getting worse as we spend more and more time indoors.   Also, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere (think Canada, Iceland, etc.) will never get enough in the winter because the sun does not rise high enough to induce Vitamin D production.    Food sources are also limited with seafood (tuna, salmon, fish oil) topping the list followed by fortified foods like milk and yogurt.  Anyway, we need more.

And how does this relate to genital herpes treatment?

A new study by the Danish has found that Vitamin D plays a vital role in virtually all immune function.  Ladies, this is huge and not just for our vaginal herpes issues.  It was found that the killer T cells in our immune system require Vitamin D to become active.  Without the vitamin, it is possible that they remain dormant and infections and pathogens are free to roam the blood and wreak havoc.  And yes, this include the female genital herpes virus!

Since this supplement is so important to our body overall (fighting cancer, multiple sclerosis, calcium deficiency) let’s make sure that this week we start taking 2000 iu per day.  The government recommended dose is between 400 to 600 iu per day, and the cancer society is going with 1000 iu, but I belong to the school of, ‘if some is good, then more is better’ so I am going with 2000.  Seriously, many health professional aim for 5000 iu a day so taking 2000 iu is just great.  (Just to clarify: iu stands for international units – just how vitamin D is measured).    Vitamin D is dirt cheap; I just bought 200 capsules (1000 iu each)  on sale for $5.89.  The label states that it promotes bone and dental health which is all find and good, but let’s use it to kick these herpes outbreaks to the curb!

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Herpes And Pregnancy

March 3, 2010

Genital Herpes And Pregnancy:
This is by far one of my favorite topics.  Not because I think herpes and pregnancy is a great mix (they’re not), but because there is so much fear and misinformation out there it’s nice to be able to have positive, valuable and accurate information.  Stop the insanity!
I cannot tell you how [...]

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Herpes Blisters | Herpes Sores

March 2, 2010

I get quite a few e-mails each week about what exactly herpes sores or herpes blisters feel like, what they look like, and how to tell the difference between any other genital type sore or blister.  I wish I had an exact answer for you but I think I can narrow it down.
Herpes Blisters:
The difficult [...]

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Genital Herpes Symptoms In Women | Female Symptoms Herpes

March 1, 2010

I would like to hammer out some of the exact genital herpes symptoms in women and what you can expect with the female symptoms of herpes.
Genital Herpes Symptoms In Women:
After any warning signs of an oncoming outbreak, it is quite possible you can expect the dreaded genital herpes blisters.    The blisters will most often appear [...]

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Is There A Cure For Herpes? How To Cure And Treat Herpes | Cures For Herpes

February 25, 2010

How To Treat And Cure Herpes
I don’t want to mislead you with the above statement because you already know there is no cures for herpes.  Keep reading.  If and when there is a cure for herpes (and I do believe we will see a vaccine in our lifetime, both for those without genital herpes and [...]

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Signs Of Genital Herpes Outbreaks

February 23, 2010

It is unfortunately not very difficult to recognize the signs of herpes.  Should you experience prodromal symptoms, you can expect the standard viral symptoms being headache, fatigue, body aches, and most often early signs of itching and burning at the site of the outbreak will follow.  It is at this fist sign of herpes that [...]

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Spreading Herpes: How Not To Be A Part Of Herpes Transmission

February 19, 2010

It is part of our human nature as woman (at least it is for me and many women I speak with) 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 [...]

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New Herpes Treatment: Update On Beta Glucan

February 17, 2010

Is there a new herpes treatment available?
I had previously written about beta 1,3-D glucan (seriously, could the name be any more from Star Wars?!) in blog post treatment for herpes but I wanted to provide an update because I was able to locate beta glucan but not where I expected it.  Let’s not overcomplicate it:  [...]

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People With Herpes: Don’t Believe Everything You Read

February 15, 2010

It continues to amaze me (although I am not sure why) how much completely irrational and irresponsible information is available on the internet regarding herpes.
This morning I found this comment from 2008 on Angela’s site www.yoshi2me.com:
You are lucky to find a guy who would marry you knowing you have herpes. Most wouldn’t as it is [...]

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