I have seen stats that around 70% of the population have the virus, the oral one, and about 30% have the genital one.
It's really not the end of the world.
VC I always find your comments and posts very interesting, however the ones above have left me somewhat puzzled as your statistics are unclear and don't add up. Do you mean that 70% of the population have the oral type and 30% have the genital type and therefore 100% of the population are infected with the herpes virus? Or do you mean that of the 70% already mentioned that 30% of those have the genital type? My reason for asking is that it seems to contradict the statistics that I have seen.
I find it hard to understand why some people downplay the significance/severity of the condition as it is still a very serious condition nevertheless. As well as being thoroughly unpleasant and painful to deal with as the OP has shown, there are other very serious complications associated with it including ocular herpes, (herpes that affects the eyes - very common), neonatal herpes (herpes that affects babies and children causing brain damage, blindness and death), it can cause meningitis, it makes you more susceptible to contracting HIV and other STD's and the list doesn't end there. I will never understand the crazy mindset of punters who practice unsafe sexual activities and then go home to their pregnant wives and girlfriends who then pass it on to their babies.
I also noticed that this figure has been bandied about on other threads which I find amusing. With the greatest respect, just because 70% of the population already have herpes, that doesn't mean that the rest of us who are not infected have any wish or desire to contract it.
To the original OP, try Olive Leaf Extract but a very pure one and high potency (at least 20%), you can buy it off Amazon or health food shops. It can really knock out the herpes virus before it has a chance to kick in, it also has a whole host of other benefits. After your initial flare up has gone down, ask your doctor or the GUM clinic for long term Acyclovir (or equivalent)/which is taken at a lower dose every day for 3 months at a time (it is more of a preventative course of medication) that should hopefully lessen or completely stop you having further outbreaks while you are on it and working. Important note: there are two types of Acyclovir one that is taken for about 5 days for an active outbreak and another one that you take at a lower dose for 3 months at a time to prevent new flare ups. Get both of them and take them accordingly. Try to get plenty of rest and sleep, plenty of exercise, eat properly and avoid stress as they are all triggers. Also the obvious one is to avoid sex and all sexual activities whilst having an outbreak and for at least a week or so AFTER the sores have completely disappeared to minimise infecting anyone else. Also wash hands frequently and avoid touching the affected area and other parts of your body including your eyes as you can spread it around.
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