UK TREATMENT
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Hi,
ive had herpes type 2 now for a year and am having my third OB triggered by stress I think. Anyway I'm just wondering how people in the U.K. treat there OBs ?
Do do you get an percription from Dr? I don't really want to confess to mine that I have it, can you buy valtrex online? How long do people take it for?
Also I have it on my genitals so I'm wondering if I can get it on my mouth now as well or am I immune?
Thanks
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YoureNotAlone 1992BL
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If you have it on your bottom then you will not get it on your top. Purchase online is best way to be discreet. I have purchased one before and only used it once to be honest once i figured out how to control my stress and my outbreaks it is alot easier to predict my next outbreak but each person is different. Youre not "immune" just not likely to catch HSV-1 if you already have HSV-2.
FelizCastus 1992BL
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You can order the meds online, if necessary. Once you've had the virus in one location for 4+ months, you should be immune from getting the same virus type elsewhere.
FelizCastus
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maddy5683 1992BL
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i suggest you seeing a doctor to get the correct valtrex medication. it is embarrassing but it is more common then you realize and i can garentee the doctor has seen and dealt with a lot worse nothing to be scared about!
they say once you contract the virus in one area it won't spread anywhere else on the body. i'm not sure about if your able to get hsv1 when you have hsv2 this is something a doctor could explain to you more about it all but hsv1 is a lot lesss aggressive then hsv2 anyways.
1992BL
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Thanks for the replies,
I understand herpes is at its most contagious when you have an OB, When you aren't having one how easy is it to spread to another person during sex with a condom? I don't have many OBs so does this mean I am at a lower risk of spreading?
My OBs are not bad I get the blister things but they don't hurt or itch and they are small and concentrated to one area now, would valtrex help to clear these up quicker? Or is it used to reduce irritation? Also I have read it helps to reduce likelihood of transmission when should you take it and how long for? I really don't want to give it to anyone else and want to be as careful as possible for when I am sexually active again.
maddy5683 1992BL
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when you don't have an outbreak and are using a condom the risk is very very low!
my first outbreak i had 2 and they were very small. my doctor told me to take the valtrex 3 times a day for 10 days as soon as you notice your having an outbreak, he said if it becomes constant i may have to take it everyday .i noticed it helped it heal quicker and having the valtrex does lessen the likely you will spread it because you have the medication in your system.
i know for myself i will be using condoms even when i don't have an outbreak because i would feel horrible if i gave it to someone and i just want to be on the safe side! my doctor reassured me that this doesn't define my love or sexual life. he has had so many couples where the female has it and they are married and he has never caught it.
i hope this helps xx
FelizCastus 1992BL
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Herpes is most infectious during an outbreak and during any shedding phase. Shedding is often not accompanied by an outbreak, which means you can't tell when you are actively shedding the virus. The meds greatly reduce shedding and thus help minimise transmission and hasten healing when there is an outbreak (if taken early enough). For minimising transmission, the meds do not take full effect until five days of daily usage, which is why it needs to be taken daily generally speaking if that is your main reason for the meds. Taking the meds before you have sex, for example, won't cut the risk.
FelizCastus
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Most new infections (around 70%) are transmitted during the 'silent' asymptomatic shedding phase, by the way. The risk percentages might sound low, but they are per year of twice-weekly sex, not per sex act. X number of Y women may thus be okay, but Z number may not be, if you know what I mean. Long term discordant couples have different dynamics than new couples, so you can't compare.