Keeping Positive Attitude About Herpes

By: Arthur Deats

Herpes occurs in two forms. Type 1 is the virus that most commonly causes facial or oral herpes. Facial herpes is not considered an STD because it can be contracted through kissing, sharing eating utensils, towels, lip balm or touching a cold sore. Type 2 herpes is the virus commonly associated with the STD genital herpes. Genital herpes is only spread through sexual contact. Both facial and genital herpes are typically the same virus but they just occur in different areas of the body.

If you’ve just been diagnosed with herpes, you may be worrying that your life or at least your love life is over. In fact, it may even be possible to see some positive consequences of contracting herpes.

There are millions of people in the world with herpes. Each person has his/her own story about getting it and each has unique symptoms. No matter what your experiences with herpes have been there is someone else who has been through a similar situation. There are support groups all over the US and many resources online. There is a large community and a wealth of information about the disease at your fingertips. You will never be left in the dark.

Though herpes stays with you for life, it is not a life-threatening disease. Everyone gets sick at some point in his/her life. You should feel lucky that the virus you caught is relatively harmless. Many people will still want to be with you regardless of the fact that you have herpes. There are plenty of us who have had successful relationships with people who don’t have herpes. You can find tips on how to tell your partner. If you’re not ready to deal with telling a potential partner about your virus, but would still like to date, there are dating websites specifically for those with herpes.

Even if you do decide to date someone who doesn’t have herpes and he or she rejects you upon finding out that you have it, it’s not the end of the world. With this added obstacle in your way, you will have to develop other ways of wooing your partner besides plain and simple sexual availability. Use herpes as an excuse to be vigilant about having protected sex. The next time you feel the pressure or desire to have unprotected sex, keep in mind that you are putting your partner at risk for catching herpes. Conversely, you are also putting yourself at risk for getting any disease your partner has.

Take this opportunity to treat yourself better. If you go too many days without enough sleep you are pretty much asking for an outbreak. So having herpes is your excuse to go to bed at a reasonable hour or opt for a cab versus crashing on a friend’s couch. It has also forced you to improve your diet and make a concerted effort to exercise regularly. As a result, having herpes isn’t all that bad. It can change your perspective on sex and health and force you to change many negative behaviors.

There are treatments available. Several prescription medicines are available for treating and/or preventing outbreaks, most commonly Valtrex and Acyclovir. The problem is that they have a wide variety of side effects including a metal-like after taste, dry mouth, and constipation and makes the virus that is present, more likely to evolve into a mutant form, that is very resistant to the current treatments. In addition, there are many alternative approaches to treating herpes, including traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, diet modification and more. There are many ailments in the world that are still relatively unknown by the medical community, and therefore have inadequate treatments. Though there’s no cure for herpes at least there are many ways to relieve the symptoms.

Studies of antiviral extracts demonstrate that many of these compounds exhibit significant anti-herpetic activity. Several actually inactivate HSV with great effectiveness. These antiviral extracts represent new effective treatment options for therapeutic use as virucidal agents for recurring herpes infections.

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