http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/09/08/why-fight-curable-stds-because-they-increase-the-risk-of-incurable-stds/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/09/08/why-fight-curable-stds-because-they-increase-the-risk-of-incurable-stds/#comment-4434 LRae Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:32:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/09/08/why-fight-curable-stds-because-they-increase-the-risk-of-incurable-stds/#comment-4434 My husband gave me HSV-2 even though we haven't been intimate in 13 years. I have not been with anyone but him in our 23 years of marriage. For years I noticed he had these blister like lesions on his thighs. I asked him to check it out, but he never did. I know he was unfaithful a couple of times during the course of our marriage. So at my last check up I asked to be tested for HSV. It came back positive for antibodies and that it's an old infection whatever that means. I have never had any symptoms except some sever itching about 4 years ago. I think that is when I contracted it from him just touching me! Anyway, I am 49 and am very distraught that my life will be shortened by this virus. It really depresses me to know I will never have an intimate relationship with anyone again and that I could die from this due to other complications. Just the other month my liver was inflamed, the doctor didn't know why. This was before I was diagnosed with HSV2. My liver is fine now but I wonder how many times during the year it gets inflamed due to this virus. I pray they find a cure. There has to be some easy way to get rid of it permanently from the body. And I know there are millions of people out there who have this disease and don't know it and are passing it on to others. I think this is a silent epidemic. My husband gave me HSV-2 even though we haven’t been intimate in 13 years. I have not been with anyone but him in our 23 years of marriage. For years I noticed he had these blister like lesions on his thighs. I asked him to check it out, but he never did. I know he was unfaithful a couple of times during the course of our marriage. So at my last check up I asked to be tested for HSV. It came back positive for antibodies and that it’s an old infection whatever that means. I have never had any symptoms except some sever itching about 4 years ago. I think that is when I contracted it from him just touching me! Anyway, I am 49 and am very distraught that my life will be shortened by this virus. It really depresses me to know I will never have an intimate relationship with anyone again and that I could die from this due to other complications. Just the other month my liver was inflamed, the doctor didn’t know why. This was before I was diagnosed with HSV2. My liver is fine now but I wonder how many times during the year it gets inflamed due to this virus. I pray they find a cure. There has to be some easy way to get rid of it permanently from the body. And I know there are millions of people out there who have this disease and don’t know it and are passing it on to others. I think this is a silent epidemic.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/09/08/why-fight-curable-stds-because-they-increase-the-risk-of-incurable-stds/#comment-3650 zac Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:05:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/09/08/why-fight-curable-stds-because-they-increase-the-risk-of-incurable-stds/#comment-3650 What i have to say is why did it get this bad?? why did std's grow this much what have have 40 some now and 30 years ago we only had a hand full....i think its crazy but thats just me What i have to say is why did it get this bad??
why did std’s grow this much what have have 40 some now and 30 years ago we only had a hand full….i think its crazy but thats just me

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