HERPES

How do I reveal to my potential partner I have Herpes?

22 March, 2014

Dear Dr. Amy: I, like many others, am in a very awkward position.  Due to a rape when I was 25 I contracted herpes.I am recently divorced after 19 years. During that time my Ex and I had unprotected sex only and he was never infected. I also would rarely (knock wood) have outbreaks and […]

Will having a C-Section keep my baby safe from herpes?

Dear Dr. Amy: I am truly terrified and concerned. In three months I will be having my first child. I have been having herpes for almost 5 years.I very seldom have an outbreak. I have never told my ob/gyn nor my husband about the disease. I am scheduled for c-section. Does this eliminate my child […]

Is there a test for herpes when one is asymptomatic?

Dear Dr. Amy: I knew when I married my (soon to be ex) husband that he had genital herpes, and as far as I know, I have managed not to contract it from him, although we have often had unprotected sex.  What concerns me is that I have heard women can have the disease without […]

What do I do if I think I’ve caught herpes from another man?

Dear Dr. Amy: I am a 21 yr old male. I became curious about men and decided to have an experience. My problem is that I wasn’t really smart-or knowledgable enough to ask if he was wearing a condom (I’m not normally in that situation…). Turned out he wasn’t. I felt “sore” down there a […]

Why do I view her differently now that I know she has Herpes?

Dear Dr. Amy: Just today my best friend (who is only 13) told me that she has herpes. She didn’t get it from having sex with someone else who has herpes. She is a virgin, After she skipped her period, she told her mom. The doctor told her she got herpes because her blood clots […]

How do I cope being the one to bring Herpes into marriage?

Dear Dr. Amy: I noticed my symptoms about 3 months after I was married. Is it possible that I had the virus prior to that and the symptoms just got worse? It had been over 15 months since I had a partner other than my wife. Could I have gotten it then and only now […]

How do I cope with possible rejection for having herpes?

Dear Dr. Amy: Hi. I have lived with herpes since I was 17, I am now 21. It seems that over the years I have gotten more depressed about this, I cry all the time and have given up hope, I feel like I am all alone. Sure they say that 1 in 5 have […]

Can signs of body rashes be Herpes?

Dear Dr. Amy: My question is about a child who has a rash that appears on his legs, arms, chest, and back. He had the chicken pox when he was 4 months old. He is plagued with allergies, and I am pretty sure his immune system is very weak. He has asthma and is constantly […]

How do I handle the discharge from having genital herpes?

Dear Dr. Amy: Hi Dr. Amy. I am 17 and I’ve just found out (it’s been about 1 or 2 months) that I have herpes. One of my first symptoms of herpes was thick discharge. I was just wondering if I am always going to have a heavy and thick discharge? I thought I would […]

How frequent should herpes breakouts be?

Dear Dr. Amy: I’m a 29 year old athletically active female. I had my first outbreak of herpes 2 at Christmas-time 1996. I was DEVASTATED. I found out later that my new husband had an affair a few months prior to my first breakout. I had a really awful first breakout. It took my doctor […]