I’ve seen some questions revolving around ocular herpes lately. While most of you came to this site in search of information for the usual oral or genital herpes, there are some of you that are worried about other types of herpes. That’s why I’ve decided to write up a small post about ocular herpes here. [...]
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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 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 [...]
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, [...]