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Vaginal Herpes

My name is Nanci and I have a vaginal herpes outbreak

December 10, 2009

There I said it.  Writing this blog I feel pressure to remain outbreak free.  That in order for me to be credible and communicate my message that having herpes does not in any way make you less attractive, sexy, and desirable to the opposite sex (or the same sex, of course..) I need to be [...]

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Female Genital Herpes vs. Impetigo

November 8, 2009

Many, many years ago I was called in the middle of the night by the younger sister of a good friend who was sure she had just discovered herself with genital herpes.   After talking to her about the blisters, I too was convinced she had genital herpes (at 21 with zero medical training, what else [...]

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Vaginal Herpes

November 6, 2009

Just a quick post to let you know that vaginal herpes is not different from any other form of herpes.   All herpes viruses come from the herpes simplex virus of which there are two types.  I know this is shocking but they are actually called Herpex Simplex 1 (HSV1) and Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV2).  While [...]

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