We love H-Balm and now we see others do too!
As you know, several staff members suffer from herpes. We get various vendors sending us free samples of their herpes products. Very often these are “natural” or homeopathic remedies. We’ve seen some of them work and some of them not work. One of the …
Symptoms of HSV1 & HSV2
(Herpes and Genital Herpes) Genital herpes is a contagious viral infection that affects an estimated 45 million Americans. To place this in a broader more mentally visible picture, genital herpes is affecting as many as one in every four people who are sexually active. There …
Herpes Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How common is herpes? A: Most Americans have herpes, either as genital herpes, or as cold sores, the main difference is site of preference and social acceptance. Experts estimate that 60 million Americans have the virus that causes the genital form of herpes. In …
Defining the differences in types of HSV
For anyone living with genital herpes – the most common attempt at disclosure will be to compare the infection to that of oral herpes or “cold sores.” There always seems to be an underlying need to somehow “lessen” the severe perceptions that one may have …
Recurring Herpes
Some people will have no recurrences. The great majority of people will have three or fewer recurrences per year. Some people will have more frequent recurrences. Recurrences are often minor (single, small blisters) but must be recognized because the blisters are contagious. Most people with …
Helping Yourself Through Diagnosing Herpes
How you can feel better about yourself after the diagnosis of Herpes? An estimated 40 million Americans have genital Herpes and another 50 million have oral Herpes. Research data released in 1997 showed that 21.9% of Americans 12 and older are infected with HSV-2 (genital …
Precautions During a Herpes Outbreak
Precautions During an Outbreak: Soak in a tub of cool water 2 3 times daily to help reduce inflammation. Keep affected area as clean and dry as possible. After a bath or shower use a hair dryer set on cool to dry the area where …
Herpes and STD Testing – Ways to be Tested
Herpesonline and yoshi2me often hear from people who are newly diagnosed with Herpes and are piercing themselves trying to pinpoint “where” they may have contracted this virus. In effort to help minimize the questions that often plague people following a herpes diagnosis, we recommend that …
Herpes Statistics
It is overwhelming the number of people that do not realize just how strong the genital herpes statistics are. Genital herpes is a very common virus that is affecting a large number of the adult population these days. In a recent study to gather genital …
Genital Herpes Symptoms
It is estimated that 90% of those people who have genital herpes don’t know it simply because they have never had any genital herpes symptoms. Due to the fact they have never had genital herpes symptoms, the symptoms they are likely to have go unnoticed. …
