Last Updated on June 4, 2020 by Shuvani Sanyal, MD
Basic, educational info about HSV1:
- A closer look at Herpes (Genital, HSV1 & HSV2) – A Very Common STD – Causes, symptoms, treatment, and expectations.
- Is there a difference between cold sores and genital herpes? How the HSV1 and HSV2 strains are different from one another and the similarities they share.
- An in-depth look into the fear surrounding genital HSV and the realities of living with it.
- An in-depth look into the fear surrounding genital HSV and the realities of living with it.
- How many outbreaks/physical symptoms should you expect if you have HSV2 genitally, HSV2 orally, HSV1 genitally, or HSV1 orally, and what impacts outbreaks.
- Your risk of transmitting herpes based on the strain, how asymptomatic shedding increases ones risk, and a prior infection with cold sores might help…
- Scenarios related to herpes transmission, risk of contracting herpes based on contact with HSV1 or HSV2 and how the risk reduces when previously exposed.
Reader’s Perspectives
- An STD Interview about living with HSV1 – genitally – and working through the inevitable emotions that come with a genital herpes diagnosis.
- A 23 year old female law student’s story about living with HSV1 – herpes – and how’s she’s overcome the stigma associated with living with an STI/STD.
- After living with genital HSV1 for 5 years, this interviewee wants readers to know that they can live a normal life and get married even with an STD.
- A recently diagnosed 30-year-old woman talks about how her genital HSV1 diagnosis was the catalyst she needed to find peace and to begin living mindfully.
- A 19 year old college student writes about contracting genital HSV1 after having slept with only one person and how she is handling stigma and her diagnosis
- Recently diagnosed at 23 years old, a student talks about how her HSV1 diagnosis hasn’t changed anything in her boyfriend’s or family’s eyes
- A 31-year-old Stylist and Costumer shares how contracting genital HSV1 from an ex boyfriend made her severely depressed and why things feel not worth it
- A 31-year-old Graphic Designer with genital HSV1 shares why she believes everyone with an STD can live a fearless life
- A 26-year-old PR and social media professional talks about contracting hsv1 and how it’s changed who and how she dates and why the stigma still bothers her
These posts and pages are updated frequently. Should you have a suggestion for us on improving them or including something you had hoped to find here, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form. We love suggestions and find external input to be our best resource in making The STI Project a high quality reference tool for those who have or think they might have contracted a sexually transmitted infection or disease, those who are living with a sexually transmitted infection or disease, and those who love someone with a sexually transmitted infection or disease.
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These posts and pages are updated frequently. Should you have a suggestion for us on improving them or including something you had hoped to find here, please do not hesitate to contact us via the contact form. We love suggestions and find external input to be our best resource in making The STI Project a high quality reference tool for those who have or think they might have contracted a sexually transmitted infection or disease, those who are living with a sexually transmitted infection or disease, and those who love someone with a sexually transmitted infection or disease.
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