I finally went to the GYN for the first time in a long time.  The
Nurse Practioner there took tests for everything under the sun.  When
the results came back, I was informed that I have Genital Herpes.
Based on what I've read so far regarding symptoms, I don't see

If you have herpes on your penis, does it itch? Lets say you have a
lump..would it be irritating/itchin alot?

Currently have fever blisters on mouth.
I am not sexually active.
Touched penis 2 days ago, now have small lump on top of penis.
It ithches alot, im not sure if this is herpes..or?

is there any way to tell whether i have just plain zits in my pubic
hair area (not on scrotum nor penis) or if i have herpes?  in the past
month, i've devloped 3 very large zit looking bumps in my pubic area
(not all at once, but as one faded away the next one appeared).

Hello everyone I don't know if this is the right newsgroup to post this but
I have a couple questions. I have these small ingrown bumps on the base on
my penis. I am not sexually active so I know it cannot be an std. They have
been there for a couple years now. They appear to be ...

I've been reading this group for quite sometime now, and have a couple
questions that I'd love to throw out here to the folks that really seem
to understand this damn virus.
I've had HSV (genital) for about 12 yrs. now.  I take Acyclovir daily as

Ive had this about a year now (known 'officially' for 4 months, maybe
one day ill tell you THAT awful Dr. story) and I thought it was going
to just come back like 4x a year, like it says on the TV commercials.
Thank goodness I found you.  Is this the only friggin support group on

I have a patient who says he has never had any indication of having herpes
and states that it has been 30+ years since he was sexual with anyone except
his wife. His wife states that she has herpes, based on visual/clinical exam
by ob-gyn, that she first had symptoms 30 days ago and ...

Anyone else obsessive compulsive as a result of dealing w/ STD scares,
and/or symptoms/outbreaks?  My house has never been so clean, and my
hands have never been washed so frequently.
I made a post not long ago regarding my recent situation.  Turns out I

It's been about 2 yrs since I posted to the group.  That was when I had what
I thought was shingles on the back of my shoulder.  (I haven't had a genital
ob in over 4 yrs)
In the beginning of June, I got new ob on my shoulder, same place.  Just the

Hey mike...you  posted a site once where one can get acyclovir
cheaply. Can you post that site again? I cant seem to find the post.
My insurance has cut down the amount of valtrex I can get so I think
its time I get a cheaper alternative. I'm not sure if there is much of

Well, it was definitely a rough night.  The girl and I are doing
research into what having herpes in our relationship might mean and
have come across something rather frightening: eczema herpeticum.
My girl has fairly severe eczema and from what we've read, eczema and

*sigh* How does one start this kind of thing. About 5 months ago I
experianced ONE HELL of a vicious "infection". That's what the doctor
at the clinic said (she didn't use the word vicious)and the whole deal
was over within 2 weeks of start. So now here I am same nasty pains

I'm asking this question here because this is the only place I know of
where there may be people knowledgeable enough to help me. First, I
should mention that I am extremely poor and seeing a doctor right now
is sort of a last resort.

I am not sure if anyone has taken a look at Aurx, but to date they
have the most promising clinical studies and might go under if they do
not get enough people to signup for their third phase trials. The
companies drug is based on work performed by a researcher at the