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Do you have herpes?
yup
15%
 15%  [ 16 ]
maybe
13%
 13%  [ 14 ]
nope
70%
 70%  [ 71 ]
Total Votes : 101

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pomegranate_grenade



Joined: 14 Apr 2008
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:38 pm    Post subject: The herp Reply with quote
Sorry guys, I know that this is not after dinner conversation, but I
just got the diagnoses last week.

Its hard to say whether its easier or harder to go through this $hit in Korea, but I know its gonna be almost impossible to find any of the recommended health suppliments (eg/lysine?).

I would kill to find just one other person whose in the same boat.
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SHANE02



Joined: 04 Jun 2003
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:50 pm    Post subject: Re: The herp Reply with quote
pomegranate_grenade wrote:

I would kill to find just one other person whose in the same boat.


The person u slept with?

BTW: weird poll
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pomegranate_grenade



Joined: 14 Apr 2008
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yeah, i know its weird.

I broke off with my boyfriend 2 years ago. He's somewhere traveling in India right now.
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have a feeling that eventually it will happen. Too much contact with students and they don't have any clue about not making contact with others when they are contagious.
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Draz



Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw so many students with mouth sores this week. Will hand sanitizer protect me?
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poet13



Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have no idea if hand sanitizer will protect you, but it's another reason why sharing soju glasses disgusts me. Sparkling my ass.
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spliff



Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Never had it, sorry (or rather glad) I can't help.
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billybrobby



Joined: 09 Dec 2004
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
poet13 wrote:
I have no idea if hand sanitizer will protect you, but it's another reason why sharing soju glasses disgusts me. Sparkling my ass.


Who does that?

Also minus 10 points for the sarcastic sparkling
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esetters21



Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ummmm...aren't there many different types of herpes? Which complex do you speak of OP? I vote a resounding "no" for me to any of them. Who knows though; I haven't been tested, but why would I without any outbreaks?
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mnhnhyouh



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
My understanding is that herpes can last asymptomatically for many years, if not decades.

Further, the tests are not at present very good.

So all those who answered in the negative should not assume they dont have it.

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mnhnhyouh



Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
From the wikipedia

wikipedia wrote:

Most cases of genital herpes are asymptomatic, although viral shedding may still occur.


wikipedia wrote:

To confuse diagnosis, several other conditions resemble genital herpes, including lichen planus, atopic dermatitis, or urethritis.[9] Laboratory testing is, therefore, often used to confirm genital herpes. Laboratory tests include culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to test for presence of viral DNA. A Tzanck test (or smear), can also be performed although this cannot differentiate between herpes simplex or varicella (chicken pox) (the primary infection of varicella zoster virus (VZV or shingles). Although these procedures produce highly sensitive and specific diagnoses, their high costs and time constraints discourage their regular use in clinical practice.



Looks like I was wrong, there are good tests, but they are just too expensive to use.

h
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