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How'd I get herpes when we used condoms?
My boyfriend has herpes. He told me before we ever did anything and I accepted him for who he is and this disease he has had to deal with. He hasn't had any sores or anything since we been together but we only been together for like 3 months and he says he usually gets sores like 1 time a year or maybe 2 if it's really bad. We always took precaution to make sure he wasn't going to infect me. I looked over his penis and we made sure we were both freshly cleaned and he always ALWAYS used a condom. So 4 days ago I was feeling weird on my vagina and BOOM theres a freaking sore. I freaked out and went to the clinic and they tested me and it came back positive for herpes. I know I got to deal with it and stuff but...How did that happen?
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No one else has brought this up, but do you also do oral sex with a condom as well? If not..
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Condoms can't cover everything. Take 1 clove of raw garlic and chop it to little pieces and take it as if you were taking a tablet. It might feel uncomfortable in your stomach but it will help you a lot. If you do this, 3 or 4 times a day it will makes the sores go away and keep it from coming back. You might have bad breath while you're taking it but tell your boyfriend to just shut up when he compains about it and take it himself too.
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Herpes can be on outer parts of the penis that the condom does not cover. The cells shed at a very rapid rate and are not visible to the naked eye. Infected cells can spread even if your partner doesn't currently have an outbreak going on. It happens. That's herpes.
Talk with your doctor about treatment options and the prevention of further spreading it all over your body. Many people don't take care of their outbreaks and wind up having sores on places of their bodies you don't normally expect herpes outbreaks to show up.
Take some l-lysine for 2 weeks if you have an outbreak but stop it after those 2 weeks for awhile of your body will become used to it. L-lysine can help block l-arginine, which the herpes virus (either HSV-1 or HSV-2) can "feed" off of and spur outbreaks.
Vitamins c, e, and d can help your skin heal from the lesions faster. MSM can support cell regrowth after the damage is done.
Never touch the sore. Refrain from ALL sexual contact during an outbreak and, preferably, 2 weeks after the outbreak so that the skin cell shedding is minimized and the risk of spreading the infection is greatly reduced.
Keep using the condoms to help protect other body parts from, hopefully, not getting the virus. If it spreads there isn't much else you can to other than keep the areas clean and not mess with it too much. Your doctor might offer you some prescription medication but choose that option wisely because some side effects are pretty darn serious, such as death.
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