Hello people,
I noticed a new symptoms in a minor outbreak that I had where instead of
getting blisters or pimples in the genital area I got a red patch of skin
that felt sore to the touch. Is this a normal occurrence or at least a known

I read months back that there was one in the making? Anybody know if
this is close to becoming a reality?

I have no idea of the validity of this but thougt I'd post it for
anyone interested.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18624965.100&feedId=online-news_rss20
If this stuff really works, and there are quite a few similar gels in

Help, you guys-- My boyfriend has genital HSV; he doesn't know if it's
-1 or -2. I was tested a while back and had no HSV antibodies. We've
been together two months. He's never had lesions when we've been
together; we've never had intercourse without a condom. We did use

I am finally starting to be able to accept my condition and be able to go on
with minimal problems. Things have really calmed down alot and I feel almost
"normal". I was doing some research and heard that there is a code for
herpes called 437737, and at first I saw this a couple of ...

I don't normally watch 7th Heaven but one of the current "crisis" on the show is
that Simon had sex with someone who AFTERWARDS told him that she has some
mysterious std.  What it is has not been revealed.  Now, Simon is going through
the "Do I" or "Don't I" phase and denial, etc.  ...

Are Herpes Specific Western Blot test still available?  I heard University
Of Washington was the only lab that could do the testing and the quit doing
them.

Lets say you have HSV (both 1 and 2) but you rarely have outbreaks.
If you are with someone else who has HSV (with no protection) is there
a chance you could be infected "more" and start getting more frequent
outbreaks?

I have been calming down on the genital outbreaks, and seem to be getting
some aborted outbreaks where no blisters developed. I recently noted that my
spleen seems to be hurting and I have been noticing more swollen glands all
over the body especially the neck, but also upper back, ...

Has anyone else ever heard of a specific birth control bill triggers
outbreaks?

I hit enter last time without typing anything.  Anyway, any of you know
any places like this, say, perhaps, in the more progressive cities like
NYC, etc.?

My friend told me that the Los Angeles area has one of the highest rates of
genital herpes going by some statistic. I am not sure this is possible. Is
it possible that there are certain geographical areas that have more
concentrations of people with herpes than others? I live in RI ...

Since this outbreak has been going on I noticed some dry skin on the backs
of my hands and also very chapped lips that are burning and tingling
sometimes and I use chap stick on them, but it hasn't been helping really. I
don't see any cold on my lips, but I do occasionally get hive ...

Reading this Excel spreadsheet fills me with a world of hope:
http://www.racoon.com/herpes/chart/chart5.xls

Hello, could someone point me in the direction of a vendor selling
inexpensive Acyclovir?  I don't have insurance -- but remember a source
a few years ago that sells it, with a special key/codeword needed to
get amazing discounts.  Anything like this out there?