While a latex condom does in fact stop the herpes virus from crossing from one side to the other, and in doing so greatly reduces the risk, it is not a perfect protection from herpes. This is because of the highly contagious nature of the herpes virus. While a latex condom does in fact stop [...]
Tag Archives: Herpes Prevention
Herpes Transmission: How Does Herpes Really Infect People?
September 16, 2008 – 2:41 pm
There are usually a lot of questions that revolve around how herpes transmission works. How do you get infected? How can I stop myself from getting infected? This article is going to try answer some of the most important questions. The herpes, or herpes simplex which is the full name, we usually talk about comes [...]
Herpes FAQ: How Does Herpes Affect My Pregnancy?
September 16, 2008 – 11:46 am
While for adult humans herpes is an annoying, and perhaps painful disease at the most; if an infant gets infected with herpes it could possibly be fatal. For this reason some extra care should be taken if you are pregnant. If you’re in an outbreak-free period, usually a normal birth is considered safe. If you [...]
Herpes FAQ: Does Herpes Increase The Risk of Getting HIV?
September 10, 2008 – 11:48 am
Unfortunately, the answer to this question is yes. Herpes does increas the risk of getting infected with HIV. Several studies have been performed on this topic and most of them have shown uniform results. While scientists are not exactly sure to why this is; they think it has to do with how the both viruses [...]
Herpes Transmission: What, How, Where and When – All Your Questions Answered!
September 10, 2008 – 11:29 am
I’ve seen a lot of questions around the internet that revolve around herpes transmission and under what circumstances you can get infected the herpes virus. With this post I wanted to partially give you a quick debrief on herpes and then go through some of the ways it may transfer from one person to another, [...]
Herpes Prevention: Herpes Outbreaks and L-Lysine
September 1, 2008 – 6:19 pm
How does Lysine affect my herpes? Studies have shown that the intake of Lysine can help inhibit the herpes virus from reproducing and growing. While it doesn’t cure or completely stop the cycle, it does however increase the dormant phase, giving you longer, herpes outbreak free periods. Combined with living a good life it can [...]
Herpes FAQ: Can I Get Herpes From A Toilet Seat?
August 29, 2008 – 11:03 am
Can I get herpes from a toilet seat? Well, this is a difficult question to answer confidently. The herpes virus it self is not capabable of living outside a host body for an extended period of time, it usually dies of pretty quickly. The only “caveat” is that if it is contained in a moist, [...]
The Secret To Living With Herpes
August 29, 2008 – 10:17 am
Living with herpes can be hard at times. The need to pay special attention to some things, recurring outbreaks that always seem to pop up at the most inconvenient times and the feeling of embarrassment can at times overwhelm you. That’s exactly why we started this site. We wanted to make living with herpes easy, [...]