A nationwide trial is underway for a vaccine to prevent herpes infections. Approximately one out of four women in the United States has genital herpes. Symptoms are often subtle, and most people don’t know they have herpes, but genital herpes is among the most common infectious diseases. Healthy women aged 18-30 may be eligible to participate in the trial. From the Mount Sinai School of Medicine :New vaccine for herpes in final trial phase
Mount Sinai School of Medicine is seeking healthy women volunteers 18-30 to participate in Multi-Center, national trial
Approximately ONE out of FOUR women in the United States has genital herpes. Symptoms are often subtle, and most people don’t know they have herpes, but genital herpes is among the most common infectious diseases. This is why Mount Sinai School of Medicine has joined with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in the Herpevac Trial for Women. Healthy women aged 18-30 may be eligible to participate in the trial.
The herpes virus causes cold sores and genital herpes. Although thousands or millions of Americans have the disease, 90% are unaware of this infection. Even people who do not have visible symptoms can spread the disease. The disease burden is estimated at between $300 million to $1 billion per year in the US alone. There is no treatment that can eliminate the virus.
The Herpevac Trial for Women is investigating a promising vaccine to protect women against genital herpes. This vaccine does not contain live virus and cannot cause herpes infection. It has passed preliminary testing for safety and effectiveness and is now in its final phase of clinical trials.
For this study, Mount Sinai and the more than 20 other sites involved in the trail are seeking to enroll approximately 7,550 women. The Herpevac Trial for Women is open to healthy females between the ages of 18 and 30 who are negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2.
Women who are interested in volunteering for the clinical trial will receive a very accurate blood test that looks for antibodies (the immune system’s response) to both HSV-1 and HSV-2. Participants can obtain results of the test by calling the Herpevac Trial for Women Test Result Hotline two weeks after having the blood drawn. In addition to providing results, this Hotline has trained counselors to answer questions about the test and test results so that women who test positive for herpes can understand what this means to them.
Volunteers will be randomly assigned to receive either the candidate herpes vaccine or and an investigational hepatitis A vaccine. Participants will receive three doses of either vaccine within the first six months of the trial and will be followed for a total of 20 months through periodic clinic visits and contacts.
Vaccines are not effective for any of us that already have HSV. You will note that the study was only looking for participants that test NEGATIVE for HSV1 and HSV2. You cannot volunteer for the study if you already have herpes, and any successful vaccine will not provide any benefit for you. (or me!)
Also, herpes and pregnancy is not as contentious an issue as the media would like it to be. I have HSV2 (20 years now) and have had two vaginal births with zero complications. Neither of my doctors was at any time overly concerned that I was positive for HSV2.
Anti-viral medication (ie: Valtrex) can be taken for several weeks before delivery, and should an outbreak occur, a C-section can be performed.
I know it’s hard but herpes needs to be compartmentalized in your life. You are not herpes, and herpes does not define you. It can be such a small irritating part of your life, and not a curse or something that victimizes you. Hang in there!
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We all want to be CURED of this virus. Realizing that anyone really wants to help in the cure is BULLSHIT! No one cares except those of us who are infected. And for those of us who are infected, do we have the means to do our own scientific research? WHY WOULD ANYONE WHO HAS A CONSCIENCE WANT ANYONE ELSE TO LIVE WITH ANY KIND OF VIRUS? IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WAS A BRAIN AND A HEART AND HAS A DRIVE TO RESOLVE THIS, PLEASE STEP UP AND HELP THOSE OF US WHO ARE SUFFERING! I am in a relationship but dealing with this issue is depressing. My boyfriend is completely understanding of my situation, but that doesn’t help the fact that I am a 25 year old woman dealing with a virus my ex gave to me. This is frustrating especially when my boyfriend and I use protection all the time…but would do we do when the condom f***ing breaks as it did recently!!!!!?????? WTF?????? Now, not only am I stressed about myself, but now I am so ashamed that now my boyfriend may contract it as well. No, I did not have an outbreak during this mishap…but that still doesn’t mean it can’t be passed. Blah blah blah…it’s so common, that doesn’t mean shit to the people who have it, because we are the ones who have to live with it. Those who don’t have it could care less to know about it that is until they are threatened with the fact that they may have it. REALLY!!!!! Is it humane to allow those of us who are infected to stay infected? Stop giving us shit to suppress it, give us something to cure it! Those of us who are responsible and contracted it because of the irresponsibility of an ex for whom we instilled our trust in, should not have to suffer with this. IF THERE IS ANY TEAM OF RESEARCHERS OUT THERE AND/OR DOCTORS WHO ARE READING THIS, PLEASE HELP US! WE WILL SEND IN YOGURT TOPS TOO IF IT WILL HELP IN THE PRODUCTION OF A CURE! (BTW: I am totally not down-playing the research of any other hardship out there, but we would like help too!)
Thank you for all of those out there who took the time to read this. I am tired of being frustrated and depressed about this. Our significant others should not have to be put at risk for contraction of this virus, regardless if they are understanding of out situation. I appreciate my boyfriend all that much more for accepting me for me, but he still should not have to worry about this…as I do.
PLEASE HELP!
I also stumbled upon this website as I was looking for information on a cure or even a vaccine. I am only 16 years old and im just hoping they come out with one before im in my mid 20s I’ve been with my boyfreind for 2 years and I sometimes I feel as if no matter what happens in our relationship I will never be able to leave him because I do not want to ever have to tell a partner about this, in my future who will ever love me knowing I have this…I’ve only had 1 sexual partner and I do beleave my boyfreind did not know he had it. I donot wish this on anyone but it gets me so mad that there are so many other people I kno who have had so many more sexual partners then me, but im the one who gets a desease that will never go away…I can’t take it anymore and sometimes I wonder if I would still be with my boyfreind if I didn’t have hsv
I also agree that I wish I had it on my lip rather then genital herpes…and the odd part is I have the hsv that is more commonly on the lip rather then in the genital area…if any of us had hsv on our lip then would we never kiss anyone again? Or never share a glass of water with a freind or boyfreind/girlfreind?…I know I would kiss again so why not do the other stuff because of the same desease…why do bad things always happen to good people?=[…please someone help…I beleave everyone should get together and start up 1 large organization in order to help people get tested more regularly and help get money in order to find a cure, instead of complaining and feeling bad for ourselves just as with hiv and brest cancer awareness we need to make our cause just as popular…and since there are so many more of us then hiv or cancer patients our needs should b LOUDER!
i was jus told i have hsv 1 and 2 -which couldnt have come at a worse time – i was just asked by someone i believe im in love with to move to another country and i had to tell them i have this – and now i believe its over – im scared and angry but such is life – i found out thru blood work as ive had no reason to believe i had anything……
You cannot understand how sick and tired I am of reading all these “I’ve been diagnosed 3 years ago and since then my live was a hell” type of posts online every time I search for some medical information related to HSV. All those people posting things like “it is your ethical responsibility to tell…!” or “if you were exposed you ARE infected!” just drive me insane. I know it’s old like world but let me tell you my story.
I am 26 y.o. male. Was diagnosed with HSV2 two years ago absolutely randomly. Back then I was in the long term relationship which lasted for 3.5 years and ended only recently due to not herpes related matter. My ex’s test also came positive. I had no idea where it came from as I did not cheat and I don’t think she did either. Neither of us has ever had outbreaks.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Same good old story of every herpes diagnosis when there are no outbreaks involved. The fun starts once you, trying to be responsible and educated, you ask your doctor: “What do you mean I’ve been exposed? Am I infected? Do I actually have the virus in my body?”. Doctor usually sighs and says something like: “Since you have never had an outbreak, we can’t really tell if you have an active HSV2 virus. This test states that once upon a time your body encountered it and released antibodies. Whether they killed off the virus or not – test doesn’t show it.” Sometimes doctor can also add: “But you should CONSIDER yourself infected.” If you really like to annoy your PCP – you may also ask if there is a treatment, what should you do now, is there a way to at least not be contagious. The response usually is: “There is no treatment, there is nothing you could do except to avoid sexual contacts during outbreaks should they occur, no – I don’t think you need daily suppressive therapy.” And off you go…
So here is the problem: the only thing I know is that I have antibodies for HSV2 virus. I have never had an outbreak so I don’t even know where would it appear. I know that most likely it would be on my genitals, but still – it’s something good to be certain about don’t you think? Also I don’t know if and how contagious I am. Some studies and bunch of bloggers suggest that yes, I am and very much so, however, there is no data on what would be the probability of me shading the virus asymptomatically and passing it to another person during sexual contact.
As far as available information is concern, I mainly see two things related to herpes: #1 – transmission studies done by pharma companies that give SOME interesting information on transmission rates with and without a drug, with and without use of condom, etc, and #2 – bunch of people posting how depressed they are about their newly discovered condition along with public health advocates who pretty much suggest that once you have herpes – you should forget about having normal social life and tell everyone in 5 miles radius that you have this “terrible and extremely contagious disease”, in fact, if you purchase a gallon of gasoline, pour in all over yourself and drop a match – that would be even better, if you don’t have matches – the are support groups online for people LIKE YOU.
And this is where I become very angry as things just don’t add up. Look: there is a deadly disease HIV. We see lots of campaigns, walks and fundraisers going on to find cure or vaccine and help those who suffer. With herpes – besides yelling online and couple of civil lawsuits – nothing. Ok, screw propaganda, screw fundraisesrs and vaccine research – herpes isn’t a deadly disease after all, but c’mon! at least we deserve to know if we are contagious or not. And I don’t want some internet doctor to tell me that – I need a legitimate study with numbers – I love them numbers my friends! I need to know what is the probability for me in my particular condition to pass the virus to another person. Why? Well, because I am not willing to commit a social suicide to just be on a SAFE F&^%ING SIDE!!!
As every HSV victim I feel betrayed. And in my case not even by my former sexual partners – because even if that girl knew about IT and didn’t tell me – I understand her. She didn’t tell because she knew what perspective society has on this problem and didn’t want to be judged. I, however, feel betrayed by the modern medicine and society in how they handle herpes as a public health issue. Everyone knows that if not majority, then at least A LOT of doctors don’t order HSV tests even when they draw blood and when patients explicitly ask to be tested “for everything”. I think it happened to me at least couple of times. Then, how would you explain the fact that we live in a society where 25% of adults HAVE IT, but there are so few legitimate transmission studies and even existing ones are done on a relatively small populations? 25% ladies and gentlemen! In a family of four – 1 can be infected!
There are several conclusions that I made from this and want to share with you my fellow HSV victims.
Conclusion#1: for majority of diagnosed people herpes doesn’t cause a lot of inconvenience – few to no outbreaks. Medical data supports that – so it’s not even a conclusion but rather a fact.
Conclusion#2: even though there are possible complications during pregnancy and increased risk of contracting HIV – besides infrequent(for majority) outbreaks – herpes, unlike other STDs, doesn’t really cause any damage.
Conclusion#3: given how much effort (that being zero) is invested into raising public awareness about herpes and educating people about this disease and those who suffer from it – I see that society just doesn’t give a shit.
Conclusion#4: and here I agree with previous posters – given the population of repressive drugs consumers, pharma companies could run a lot more elaborate studies on transmission rates, drugs side effects, etc – it’s not being done – pharma companies are not interested in giving us more information – we know enough to be prescribed. Government is also standing aside…
Conclusion#5: summarizing all conclusions above: society does very little to prevent people from contracting HSV, yet once you have been unlucky enough to contract the virus – it (the society) expects you to completely change the way you handle your personal life. It expects you to be “honest” to everyone and fulfil your “ethical responsibility”. Now it is somehow YOUR and MY duty to protect the society from this “terrible life crippling incurable infection”! And this is where I say “NO!”.
Essentially my doctor doesn’t even have enough information to answer my very simple questions, and, in a same time, I am expected to interpret this information in the most convenient way possible for society! Of course it is cheaper to tell 26 y.o. to essentially not have sex till the rest of his life, than conduct another study and answer his questions, or educate people about those among them who suffer from herpes.
So what do I do with my life? Well I certainly wont commit a social suicide. I am young and attractive, educated and successful. I am single now and yes sometimes I do have casual sexual encounters. However, I ALWAYS use condoms and I would never have sex during or shortly before or after an outbreak. And I already see bunch of bloggers and public health advocates, mentioned above, with torches surrounding my house :) Screw them. According to Vatrex transmission studies asymptomatic shedding occurs approximately 10 days per year. That is for those who has outbreaks. No data for people who don’t – but the tendency usually is: the more outbreaks one has – the more shedding occurs. According to other studies, condoms offer some protection (about 50% as far as I remember). So now let’s do the math:
P = 10 /365 = 0.02739726 = 2.739726% – the probability of asymptomatic shedding at any given day of the year.
Now let’s say that you are a responsible individual and use condoms 100% of the time regardless of the day of year. I.e. correlation between event A – shedding a virus and event B – using condom is 0 (zero).
Therefore:
Ptr = P * Pc = 0.02739726 * 0.5 = 0.01369863 = 1.369863%
where Pc – probability that condom fails you (1-0.5=0.5)
P – the probability of asymptomatic shedding at any given day of the year.
Ptr – probability to give someone herpes when you are not experiencing an outbreak.
1.3% ladies and gentlemen!!! It’s actually pretty close to the condoms as means of contraceptive failure rate! Would you rather get (someone) pregnant or contract herpes?
Also please note that I did not take into account the fact that herpes can be contracted only by remaining 75% of population as other 25% already have it. If that is taken into account then we end up with:
PtrReal = 0.01369863 * 0.75 = 0.010273973 = 1.0273973%
Also there is data, suggesting that individuals, that have one type of herpes are less likely to contract the other one. Given that 90% of people have at least one type of herpes it is valid to say the probability to have sex using condom with someone who doesn’t have herpes and pass the virus to them is about 1%.
If anyone finds flaws in my logic and/or math – please respond – I am open for scientific discussion. If you wanna lecture me about my “ethical duty” – please don’t.
Anyways, this number actually explains a lot. For example it kind of justifies the lack of efforts coming from the society to deal with the problem. It also explains why there are only 25% of people infected .
So here is my main conclusion:
Yes herpes is a pretty nasty thing, but it’s not deadly. Furthermore it’s implications on our social life are a lot more severe than on our actual health – it’s all about societal acceptance – people with oral herpes don’t get as discriminated against as ones with genital, I would be HAPPY if my first outbreak was on my face rather than my penis, even though being on my face it could also be on my eye – and that would really suck. Also, according to the modern medicine – majority of people don’t even notice herpes. Those who do – don’t suffer from it too often. So overall – it’s all about our attitude to the problem rather than the problem itself. Then, as it was shown above, chances to pass herpes if you are a responsible human being are very low. So in my particular situation I have an inconclusive test result that doesn’t objectively tell if I have herpes or not, and even if I do – chances of me giving it to someone else are very low, and even if I do give it to someone – chances are it will never be noticed, and if it will – it will most likely not cause too much of an actual pain.
Now 1 million dollars question: to tell or not to tell? And my answer is: yes, but only if and only if you care a lot about this person and you are positive he/she will not ruin your life using this information. If it’s a one night stand – no – just use a condom. If it’s “friend with benefits” whom you visit only to have sex and you have several of those – no – just use a condom. Should you stop going out and meeting new people – no – go out! If you meet someone you’d like to start a relationship with, but not sure about whether or not to tell – get on suppressive drugs – that will virtually cut shedding and then you could just suggest to get tested and, if partner turns out to be positive, plead not guilty. I know it’s a lie and I personally would rather not do this and if I know that this person wont ruin my social life – I wont. But, in this day and age it is ewwwy to have herpes down there and people also talk – so we have to compromise. Also, while we sit here and talk – most of the people who been diagnosed and have little to no symptoms just ignore the situation all together. Only concerned minority comes to message boards – but the majority is pretty good at sticking the head in a sand at moving on. I am 26 y.o. and I had about 20 sexual partners by now – NO ONE has ever informed me about ANY history of STDs – yet I somehow contracted herpes.
Please don’t get me wrong – I am not promoting harming innocent people. I am rather trying to show that it is unfair to put all responsibility for controlling herpes on the shoulders of those who are infected – we already deal with enough. Yes we should be careful and refrain from sex during periods of outbreak, yes we ABSOLUTELY MUST use condoms, and it could also be a good idea to get onto suppressive drugs (if your doctor approves of that), but crippling your social life – absolutely not! It is not a deadly disease – it’s just a cold sore that happened to be in a wrong place.
I am HSV2 positive with no outbreaks and this is my manifesto.
Hi
I was diagnosed with herpes last week and am devastated. I would give anything for a cure, if its money the big companies are worried about why dont they just make the cure super expensive? That way they still get their money but we can live happily again! And since so many people have it , we can still catch it again so there will be plenty of people buying into these cures. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE dont ignore our cries for help!!!
That’s the year I got it below the belt…..I am 40 now. I had the summer and fall planned out that year. I was to work the summer at a sweet little yacht club in a harbor on the Maine coast. In the fall I was already enrolled in massage therapy school in NY and planned to use that as the foundation for a future career in acupuncture.
So, it was required for me to have a physical exam prior to my studies. I’m at the doctors office in town and had simply pointed out the little red bumps I had on my penis recently. I had been dating a cute little gal named Diana who I met working in Maine. She was up there for the summer too. She was from Connecticut. We had an amazing love affair together. Maine is so quaint. Making love on the boat or on an uninhabited island in the middle of the day on the warm soft rocks. That romance was almost worth the price I paid in getting genital herpes that wonderful summer. Good times.
Now what I have learned all these years is that anyone in the know will tell you “you’d be surprised how many people have it”. That being said, the key has been in how herpes is managed. A huge deal is that there are different strains of 1 and 2. Some severe, some less so. Some people have zero symptoms.
In my world, Diana did not know she had it. We actually broke up after I moved to NY and went studied. But we parted friends. I forgave her, and believed her when she swore she did not know she had it. So love prevailed, not negativity. There has only been one potential partner in my life, and recently at that, who said she knew nothing about herpes. She actually freaked out at the fact that I had to tell (yes my own requirement, as it should be for anyone in this case) a potential partner that I have herpes. That was 2 months ago. Single life is ok for a while after that experience.
I have managed to never pass this to any of my lovers over the years. My most recent partner had genital herpes too, and 1 year into our 2 year connection she gets a sore on her lip. Her first ever outbreak of oral herpes. We’re like, wtf is this all about? L-Lysene cream, H-Balm and acyclovir is what that was all about. Like, lets get that thing off your face honey. It’s really sad, because its like right there on your lip of all places. Nice to meet you, you have something gross on your face!
You always learn something new about how people manage this dis-ease. I have heard this could be called a disease that may get you to think more about your health than before you actually had it. A weakened immune system, depression or feelings of loss, lack of nutrition all get this disease active.
My trip is, this makes you live as healthy a lifestyle as you can so you don’t get outbreaks. Exercise, eating whole foods, thinking good thoughts (ever see the move….what the bleep do we know?) well its all tied together. I have personally used suppressive therapy with acyclovir only when I know the virus has become active. Only after I feel a little extra run down and notice the telltale “ache” in my leg from my lymph glands kicking in. Then I pop 400mg 1-2 times a day for about 5-7 days. Usually keeps it from getting to the surface of the skin. The idea being, don’t become dependent on the drug. Allow your body to operate mainly on immune response and not solely on a a viral replication blocker. Outbreaks for me are now about 2 -3 per year + –
Just thought I would add my piece of the puzzle in here since what I was reading from these recent posts in here. I simply stumbled on this blog during a short session of searching out progress on a vaccine, which sounds like only bs is happening. The compassionate art of healing does not blend well with pharma companies eager to collect on peoples monthly dependence on drugs that “ease” the problem but don’t seek to cure it. If we were all cured the simple equation for them is we lose all of our customer base on suppressive therapy.
I will echo the masses……hey, ya bunch of pharma yo-yo’s, release the cure for this thing already and go after the big dick pill customers. There seems to be a “shortage” that needs a few more strokes out there! lol
My heart hurts for you. Thanks for being so candid. I wish there were a way to publicly, openly, and proudly campaign for a cure! Millions of Americans suffer from this virus, and are silent, silent because of shame, silent because of stigma, silent because of ignorance or misinformation.
The silence leads to indifference! The other day I saw an advertisement for a vaccination (ZOSTRAVAX) against shingles , which is caused by the herpes zoster virus! Far more people are suffering from HSV I and II- I would be willing to bet than 1000 times more people are suffering from oral or genital herpes- and yet, the research goes to shingles??????? Just because the HSV sufferers can’t speak out doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
The pharma companies are dying to get the revenues from shamed people who pay month after month after month for remedies such as Valtrex! My heart hurts for the millions that do so, because the pharma world truly cares for sustainable and perpetual cashflow over timely prevention. I believe in capitalism, but this is one instance where it hurts many.
Ok. I need to vent, its a bad day.
I am a young woman that is HSV-2 positive.
I hate my life on days that I have an outbreak, such as today. Im popping L-lysine as I type.
Before this happened, I was engaged to a young man and we decided to go get tested. We may have made a mistake by going to the local clinic, but it was the cheapest place and I have been there before and it had been a pleasant experience. I told the woman at the front desk that we wanted to be tested for EVERYTHING!!!! And we were, so I thought. months went by, we were both negative for everything, and everything was fine. Then, I suffered from a broken bone and had to have surgery which was very stressful. After surgery I noticed a bump and tada…genital herpes. To make matters worse, the nurse pulled my file and said they were suppose to draw two vials of blood for the herpes test, so we had not been tested for that….*random question* Can’t I sue the bast****? So I tried acyclovair for a year and it worked okay…I still run off of my parents insurance and I have 2 gynos, so I get my herpes meds through the clinic, as they don’t use my insurance. After discovering that this bast*** that had given me this disgusting, sick disease was not the right one for me, we ended our relationship. So here I am, depressed, lacking self-confidence, disgusted with myself. Also, I am too embarassed to go back to the clinic and have my annual updated to recieve more herpes meds, so I am trying the natural approach. Eating broccoli, taking Vitamin C, and L-lysine is great, but I get an outbreak everytime my current boyfriend and I have vigorous sex, so like twice a month, as the rubbing and trauma to the area brings it on. IF ANYONE OUT THERE OF IMPORTANCE READS THIS….help out the young, unmarried people who have their lives ahead of them and quit being so damn selfish! I would sign my life away and work in a coal mine till I was 65 just to have a vaccine that got rid of this. I just want this to go away! I’d give anything!!!
Also, this may be silly…but since it only affects such a small area on my lower parts, some days, such as today, I wonder why they can just CUT IT OFF! I wouldn’t mind. Honestly. Recovery would be a pain, but I wouldn’t care. Herpes is the BANE of my existence.
Sorry, just venting.
I am a 32 year old mother of one. I was diagnosed with genital herpes on Valentine’s Day, 2001. Imagine that. I had taken, what I thought, were the right precautions. What they don’t test for is integrity. The guy, that I thought I was in love with, cheated on me and gave me the gift that keeps on giving. I was mortified and heartbroken. He had cheated on me a number of times apparently and contracted the disease.
I would give anything for a cure. Unfortunately, even if they come out with a vaccine, it will be of no use to us. Vaccines are to prevent the contraction of the disease. If you already have it, a vaccine will not help you. Researchers would have to come up with a cure and, so far, there are no cures for most (if not all) viruses. Hopefully, they will find a safe vaccine for herpes so that we can protect our children. My daughter does not have hsv-1 or hsv-2; for that I am thankful.
I have experienced all of the feelings you are feeling…all of them. Eight years later, I still feel many of them. However, life has gotten better; my outbreaks are less often and not as bad, but I feel like it is a day to day battle to live a healthy lifestyle. One glass of wine or a chocolate bar and I am on the road to an outbreak. It sucks. Some people hardly experience an outbreak and some of us experience them more often.
You have every right to vent. Vent loud and often. There is so much stigma associated with this disease that no one wants to talk about it. Therefore, it is going undiscussed and people are not telling their partners. It is socially acceptable to get cold sores, but genital herpes is another story. The funny thing is, they are very similar in DNA structure; almost the same disease.
If society wants to change this, they need to start educating and allowing people to talk about this disease without shame and embarrassment.
I am sorry you have run into this monster. It is the worst betrayal ever.
Wow. You really took the words right out of my mouth. I feel u 200%…stay strong though..that’s all we can do.
Where have you heard about a cure?
Getting sick in this country is not only expensive but frustrating. Every system in the USA moves along with money, and we know labs and scientists work along with the system, “No pain not game”. Does anybody has an idea how much money we’ll pay for that? Would health insurance be able to pay for vaccine and for any recurrence tx? It is all about money in between. In fact, if this work for women, what fate is for men? Only women will be safe on this earth? (No man’s land). Sorry guys, perhaps social security benefits will cover some palliative care! Meanwhile, lets practice safe sex and try to live not survive. Remember, we were born sick cause our parents were not healthy at all as they thought. God bless us all.
I found out that I had herpes about a month ago and I’ve really been strong and positive. I signed up with a support group and only one member in my family knows. Before I found out my fiance kept telling me that I gave him a diease and I went to get some blood work done. All my test would come back negative my last herpes test was in 2007 and it came back negative until this year even when I was pregnant and lost the baby back in 2005 my test came back negative. I always questioned him about certain things and now it has really come to light and i can not stand for him to touch me. I am really praying that this vaccine works the doctor said that I have no signs of herpes but my test came back positive.
I am a 29 year old female who has had this for 10yrs. I have had 2 long term relationships one being a marriage which ended and i have a healthy child who is now 6. I am hoping that this vaccine is not another hoax to get us excited. The good thing about this is although you have it, it wont be as hard to tell someone if there is something around to prevent them from getting it to. I also read somewhere that they are researching a way to help prevent us from passing it along and getting outbreaks. If all this is true and it is just a matter of years not decades or more than I am excited, and will actually look forward to being with someone.
I was diagnosed when I was 21 and I am now 23. It so hard to continualy be “punished” for someone lieing to me. I don’t have a live in boyfriend. But I have been surprised friends have been able to be very supportive. Dating gets difficult at about week 3, but allot of the stigmatizims are starting to disappear. Hang in there. It could be a worse disease and allot of the shame comes from yourself not other people.
ii was just diagnosed i am 30 and was infected by my asymptomatic live in boyfriend we are both devastated im super depressed and have no desire in sex and his guilt is so tremendous he cant even look at me. I spoke with the biovex doctor and he said it will be at least 8 years before anything hits the market. they are having trouble with funding and wont be starting phase 1 clinical trials until next year. to say that we are devasted in an understatement.
Really nice work.. http://www.fsbnetwork.com
Interesting site and claims.
The money back guarantee is nice, but I’m still skeptical.
Any info to credit or discredit these citric acid therapies would be nice.
Thanks (from all of us)
Anyone who has herpes can help by volunteering for clinical trials in your area:
http://clinicaltrials.gov