Having a hard time dealing with it…

I am a 36yr old woman living with herpes 1. I had contracted it about a year ago. I guess the good thing that came out of this, is that I know who gave it to me and I had told him and now he knows. He did get tested and it turned out that he has both [...]

AHMate Support

Hi I have just been diagnosed this week and would appreciate someone with whom I can email to for support. Thank you AJ

Did he give it to me?

Hi, I was diagnosed with HSV2 in April 2007.  I had a blood test in April 2005 and I was clear for all STD/STIs (including HSV2).  Between April 2005 and April 2007 I slept with one man.  Soon after our relationship became sexual (unprotected sex at his insistence – stupid me) I thought I had [...]

I was raped

Hi Jeannie This is all new to me and quite a shock. I was raped nearly two weeks ago now and have just found out that I have herpes. I have only been married for 5 weeks and this has happened. Could someone please give me advice on how I should deal with this and [...]

Possible outbreak

I have been diagnosed about 3 months now and am taking Famvir 250mg twice a day as suppressive therapy. I have missed tablets when I did shift work and forgot. There were 3 tablets missed over the week, a few days apart and I took a tablet as soon as I returned home. Now I [...]

Herpes & Pregnancy

Hi there everyone, I have had HSV 2 for 6 years and am thinking of getting pregnant. I’ve read info on different websites but haven’t found any personal stories or info from anyone on the discussion board. Has anyone there had a baby and had herpes? I want to know if I can keep taking [...]

Is Casual Sex Out?

I’m a 34 year old guy. Single, attractive, confident (or at least I was before I got herpes). I like to go out and party with my mates. I’m not ready to settle down. I still want to hook up casually whenever I can, but if I tell someone that I have herpes that’s really [...]

Do They Go Away?

Dear Jeannie I had my 1st HSV out break last Nov. I take antivirals daily, however I have at least 1-2 unbroken blisters ALL of the time? Is this normal? It’s very annoying and doesn’t help my confidence. One more Q, would I be better off not taking antivirals daily? Will my body build up [...]

Only type 1?

Dear Jeannie I have genital herpes but it is only type 1. I’m confused. Can I pass on cold sores by kissing someone since I have HSV1? Confused Sydney

I felt so broken…

Dear Jeannie I was diagnosed with H around Oct/ Nov of ’06. It was just after the footy grand final… It hit me really badly. I felt so disgusting and dirty. I didn’t know much about the virus & honestly thought you could only contract it if you did the rounds so to speak… The [...]