<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313</id><updated>2011-04-21T15:51:02.111-07:00</updated><title type='text'>herpes simplex</title><subtitle type='html'>herpes simplex</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>20</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115180862764511114</id><published>2006-07-01T19:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-01T19:50:27.646-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What about Abreva ?</title><summary type='text'>On oral it cuts the healing time by about a day or so. On genital. it doesnt do much if anything. At least not for me... 

 but as far as a prescription it would cost me 25.00 for a name brand if I needed one with my coverage. I'm already taking 3 non herpes related prescriptions. so I really don't want to add something else. I just deal with my outbreaks and cry. and complain to everyone else. 
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115180862764511114/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115180862764511114' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180862764511114'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180862764511114'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/07/what-about-abreva.html' title='What about Abreva ?'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115180853536693880</id><published>2006-07-01T19:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-01T19:48:55.366-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Heal Herpes</title><summary type='text'>You can be healed of herpes but you cannot be "cured". To be cured would mean that there was no more virus in your body. That isn't possible at the present. But you can be healed. 
Healing is a return to balance. to a state of grace. You can achieve all of this with the virus still in your body. 
Healing is about being healthy. To be healthy one must be at peace with one's disease. with one's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115180853536693880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115180853536693880' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180853536693880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180853536693880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-heal-herpes.html' title='How to Heal Herpes'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115180844328255702</id><published>2006-07-01T19:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-01T19:47:23.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>question about safety</title><summary type='text'>greetings everyone: obviously. i am a new poster to this group; i have come here to seek out your opinions. and lurked here for a few weeks to try and find answers to a question with which I am struggling... 
I have met a wonderful woman.  she and i have absolutely hit it off. and we are both about the same age. and things could not be more wonderful.  I do mean that.  I am falling hard for this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115180844328255702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115180844328255702' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180844328255702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180844328255702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/07/question-about-safety.html' title='question about safety'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115180835168592335</id><published>2006-07-01T19:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-01T19:45:51.696-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Peanuts and Outbreaks</title><summary type='text'>I know that peanuts are considered a high arginine food and I have always had problems with them. but I was wondering if anyone knows just how quickly eating foods high in arginine can trigger an outbreak? The reason is that yesterday I had eaten about 30 peanuts that I took out of the shells. Within about 30 minutes I was getting itching in my genital area only. Mind you I am not allergic to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115180835168592335/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115180835168592335' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180835168592335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115180835168592335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/07/peanuts-and-outbreaks.html' title='Peanuts and Outbreaks'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115130468491114962</id><published>2006-06-25T23:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-25T23:51:24.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>12 questions</title><summary type='text'>Just coming through my first attack.  This little gift wasn't what I was expecting from a romantic trist with ex-girlfriend in Paris but c'est la vie.  So as a new member of this exclusive and secret group. medium or bad out-break. 
 it is just about cleared up but then one more seems to have popped up.  From what I read that doesn't make sense.  Could it be a second OB before the first is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115130468491114962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115130468491114962' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130468491114962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130468491114962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/12-questions.html' title='12 questions'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115130449463568595</id><published>2006-06-25T23:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-25T23:48:14.650-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cold sores?</title><summary type='text'>I have some questions. I had a cold sore about 8 months ago. I had the first one 10 years ago though. I read about it being possible to infect someone even if you don't have an open sore.    I'm kind of paranoid about the possibility of spreading it to my partner's genitals during oral sex. Or even to my own genitals through intercourse after oral sex. How likey is it? I haven't had any problem </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115130449463568595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115130449463568595' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130449463568595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130449463568595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/cold-sores.html' title='Cold sores?'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115130430863571527</id><published>2006-06-25T23:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-25T23:45:08.643-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Incredible, Mystical, Formidable Herpes Virus</title><summary type='text'>You are one of the oldest forms of life on this planet. Yet you are not truly alive. Instead you walk the shadow-world between life and non-life. 
You are a red-hot wonder when active. Yet will lie dormant for decades like a seed in the dessert waiting for an opportune moment. 
Although one of the least damaging viruses. milder even than its relatives the chicken-pox/shingles virus and the mono/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115130430863571527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115130430863571527' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130430863571527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130430863571527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/incredible-mystical-formidable-herpes.html' title='The Incredible, Mystical, Formidable Herpes Virus'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115130412180410148</id><published>2006-06-25T23:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-25T23:42:01.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I am helping to find a cure. How about you?</title><summary type='text'>In a program designed by IBM. I am donating the spare. unused power of my HOME computer for medical research -- power that would just be WASTED if it wasn't donated.  Even while I write this message. my computer is helping find a cure for all sorts of diseases such as Alzheimer's. Multiple Sclerosis. Parkinson's Disease. and many others.  All it took was a few minutes of my time to sign up. It's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115130412180410148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115130412180410148' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130412180410148'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115130412180410148'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/i-am-helping-to-find-cure-how-about.html' title='I am helping to find a cure. How about you?'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115096548657810955</id><published>2006-06-22T01:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-22T01:38:06.580-07:00</updated><title type='text'>University lectures, hopefully will clarify some of our "wars" over various issues</title><summary type='text'>it clearly tells that. there is the possibility of reinfection due to the fact that the immunity. namely white cells. located at the site of the infection. it is not strong enough to deal with the new viruses. (minute 47 at lecture 80) 
 which is part of my chat with Ar. it tells clearly that herpes virus is located also in saliva where it is infectious. 
 does not talk much about the so called "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115096548657810955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115096548657810955' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096548657810955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096548657810955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/university-lectures-hopefully-will.html' title='University lectures, hopefully will clarify some of our &quot;wars&quot; over various issues'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115096540283868290</id><published>2006-06-22T01:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-22T01:36:42.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I too need to vent</title><summary type='text'>I found out my husband had given me HPV when the results of my Pap disclosed I had several strains.  I was devastated to say the least.  We divorced when I was 36 and didn't date for 4 years because of the shame I felt about having the STD and not wanting to disclose it to a potential lover.  I finally did start dating. but found that most of the men just didn't wanna deal with it once I told </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115096540283868290/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115096540283868290' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096540283868290'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096540283868290'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/i-too-need-to-vent.html' title='I too need to vent'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115096532261006606</id><published>2006-06-22T01:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-22T01:35:22.610-07:00</updated><title type='text'>- - Short Note - -</title><summary type='text'>Due to time constraints I am not longer going to be posting the SSNA SCooP in all of the yahoo groups I am a member of or the message boards I frequent. If you would like to stay informed by getting the SSNA SCooP. then you will need to join our mailing list. 
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115096532261006606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115096532261006606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096532261006606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096532261006606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/short-note.html' title='- - Short Note - -'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115096524287888125</id><published>2006-06-22T01:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-22T01:34:02.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Looking For Chart</title><summary type='text'>There was a chart somewhere i guess i overlooked . that listed the arginine/l-lysine in foods...anyone got a link to it. I have a new outbreak this morning...Stan 

Haven't been tested and seems to always be on the penis...have never had a cold sore on my mouth in my life that i can remember..This time it had some swelling and i remember eating an orange and may not have washed my hands good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115096524287888125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115096524287888125' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096524287888125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115096524287888125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/looking-for-chart.html' title='Looking For Chart'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115088168025238851</id><published>2006-06-21T02:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T02:21:20.253-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My site</title><summary type='text'>I am back. I'm using a new DSL Connection so I don't have my usual Outlook Express news reader. because I couldnt seem to make the NNTP servers work with my verizon DSL connection. Anyway. I  promised Mike that I'd post my site. Its really pretty goofy and not really anything professional. but here goes. If you like really corny humor about some things you might like my site. 

 that would be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115088168025238851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115088168025238851' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088168025238851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088168025238851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/my-site.html' title='My site'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115088160426488301</id><published>2006-06-21T02:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T02:20:04.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>herpes transmission</title><summary type='text'>I am hoping that someone will know the answer to my question.  What is the likelihood of transmitting HSV-1 in the genital region to other parts of the body? if someone with HSV-1 genitally (but no sores or breakout) has oral sex performed on them. what are the chances that the other person could contract HSV-1 orally or on the hands?

 you know there's always a small chance of transmitting it to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115088160426488301/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115088160426488301' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088160426488301'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088160426488301'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/herpes-transmission.html' title='herpes transmission'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115088152049934316</id><published>2006-06-21T02:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T02:18:40.503-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Need to vent</title><summary type='text'>I got diagnosed with HPV (the kind that causes cervical cancer last year).  I might also have herpes.  My tests came back borderline with .98 result.  I'm retaking it again to make sure.  I'm scared.  I want to get married and have kids.  Has anyone found happiness (love/marriage) with this condition? so depressed.  I can barely live with myself. 

Herpes and HPV are very common. in fact about </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115088152049934316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115088152049934316' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088152049934316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088152049934316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/need-to-vent.html' title='Need to vent'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115088143696251192</id><published>2006-06-21T02:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-21T02:17:16.980-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Herpes vs. Other Viruses</title><summary type='text'>I have a question about herpes and thought I'd ask if anyone might know the answer. When a person gets the Flu or a cold virus or other viruses. in most cases the virus goes away. But why is it that with a herpes virus such as Epstein Barr. chickenpox or the close relative HPV. it doesn't go away and you have it for life? What is it that makes these viruses "smarter" than the other types?

 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115088143696251192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115088143696251192' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088143696251192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115088143696251192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/herpes-vs-other-viruses.html' title='Herpes vs. Other Viruses'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115077798511714110</id><published>2006-06-19T21:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-19T21:33:05.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>STD Message Board</title><summary type='text'>If you aren't finding what you are looking for here on the alt.support.herpes newsgroup then you might want to check out the herpes forum on the STD Message Board. The link is in my signature!

Hi.  I recently had unprotected oral sex with my girlfriend of one month. Afterwords. she told me that she has herpes that she contracted from having oral sex with someone who had a cold sore.  If she has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115077798511714110/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115077798511714110' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077798511714110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077798511714110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/std-message-board.html' title='STD Message Board'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115077789741951125</id><published>2006-06-19T21:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-19T21:31:37.426-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Five Steps to Herpes Empowerment</title><summary type='text'>1. Acknowledge your power. You are largely the master of your own destiny. You can master being a fearful victim to herpes or you can master living a herpes lifestyle that includes a strong immune system. a fulfilling ethical and safer sex life. with little or no sign of herpes symptoms. The choice is yours. 
2. Understand your disease. Understand that herpes is a life-long viral infection.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115077789741951125/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115077789741951125' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077789741951125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077789741951125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/five-steps-to-herpes-empowerment.html' title='Five Steps to Herpes Empowerment'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115077780152978791</id><published>2006-06-19T21:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-19T21:30:01.563-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tim, what are your thoughts regarding L-canavanine?</title><summary type='text'>I don't know if you've followed my ideeas regarding L-canavanine topical aplication in a powder mixture with vitamin E wheat germ oil. 
The ideea was that. the herpes virus may envelope itself in L-canavanine(normally it uses L-Arginine and they are alike)  and some virions. returning to the neuronal ganglia will de-envelope the "L-canavanine coat" and releasing inside the ganglia perhaps an </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115077780152978791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115077780152978791' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077780152978791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077780152978791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/tim-what-are-your-thoughts-regarding-l.html' title='Tim, what are your thoughts regarding L-canavanine?'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29637313.post-115077772512468654</id><published>2006-06-19T21:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-19T21:28:45.133-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New to oral herpes</title><summary type='text'>I never remember having coldsores until just recently this past spring. and this happened around the time I was dating someone that gets them. Every now and then I get this pinching/burning sensation in my top lip that almost feels like someone poking me a few times with a pencil. but not all times I get a small sore which is more like a pimple than anything. 
My question is that when I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/feeds/115077772512468654/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=29637313&amp;postID=115077772512468654' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077772512468654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/29637313/posts/default/115077772512468654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://herpessimplexdwvj.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-to-oral-herpes.html' title='New to oral herpes'/><author><name>madeline bergman</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14147045649730005824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
