Genital Herpes and Oral Sex During my six month absence, I received several e-mails asking about the safety of oral sex when one partner has genital herpes.  This is such a difficult subject because there are risks involved and it really is a personal decision.   All I can do here is offer you a few herpes facts and my own experience with herpes and oral sex. The bottom line is that YES, HSV2 (and HSV1!) can be spread though skin to skin contact so this is always a risk to any part of the body when sexual activity occurs.  While I have personally had a few outbreaks in odd places (the back of my knee), by far the most common sites for herpes outbreaks, are the mouth and the … [Read more...]

My Herpes Blog Hey everyone!  Well, I have some apologizing to do because I have not updated my posts since June 2010!  I honestly felt that I had said everything I had to say about living with herpes, and when you actual have vaginal herpes and you write about it several times a week, you start to wonder if there is anything else going on in your life! So I took a break, started and finished some other projects and just checked my e-mail this week to find that I had over 100 e-mails. I would very much like to apologize to those that e-mailed me scared and in crisis; it was wrong of me to invite you to contact me and then not respond.  I will work to answer each of you personally … [Read more...]

Cure For Herpes Guys!  Team!  You know there is no cure for herpes.  I cannot stress this enough.  If and when there is a cure for genital herpes, you will read about it on the front page of the New York Times. It will be all over the evening news. That being said, everything I have tried to communicate on this blog is that HSV does not have to define you or have that big of an impact on your life.   There are many great herpes treatments available that can lessen your herpes outbreaks and keep your sexuality alive and well. If you are on the internet searching Google for cure for herpes, I can only guess that you are scared and worried about your HSV2 infection, for yourself … [Read more...]