All you need to know about Herpes

[JAVMOVIE]

Originally Posted by busyworks

thanks OIOIO,

my full blood test report is out, everything is normal..!! im so glad! but what puzzles me is den what m i having? at times these blisters n uclers do come back. wonder could it be cause i can retract fully always n due to cleaniness tt have a infection that leads to these uclers.

gona visit the doctor on monday to get the report n consult the doctor again.

Bro, don't worry. I have been through that and the test also came back negative for everything. Just make sure u dry your your forehead thoroughly after washing it will be fine. Cheers!!

[busyworks]

thanks bro, gona take xtra carefull with it. cheers! happy new yr

[ahball]

if we had a bj wif capped on, does it reduce the risk
of getting it or the risk is minor?

[tomyamramee]

Originally Posted by busyworks

thanks OIOIO,

my full blood test report is out, everything is normal..!! im so glad! but what puzzles me is den what m i having? at times these blisters n uclers do come back. wonder could it be cause i can retract fully always n due to cleaniness tt have a infection that leads to these uclers.

gona visit the doctor on monday to get the report n consult the doctor again.

There may b other implication not related to SEX...

do go for a full body checkup...

b/w do you wash ur didi properly... (no joke) sometimes if there are minor irrations... u can get them clean with a sterile cleaning pack (pink color) $0.70 at watson...

[Frankiestine]

Originally Posted by kelisa

Any bro can pm me any clinic that I can go for check up? As I notice I have red blister on my foreskin n is quite itchy, furthermore having a itchy balls for some time, even wake up in the nite to scrach some time until it bleed.
As I just have a commercial sex about a week ago, so really hope that is not GH, really worry me now
Really need help urgently, wanna do my check up on coming Monday, thanks

you can try www.drtanandpartners.com .

Went and had my HIV test done at $50 and result negative and also did STD test damage was $360. The other place you can go is SHIM Clinic but I heard the damage is at least more then $500 but price should not be a consideration for a peace of mind.

Its interesting to note that there are some that claims GH is curable. The only thing preventing this is only becos the virus is always in hiding and its difficult to locate for a full effective cure. So medical researchers are now looking at how they can "trick" the virus to surface so that it can be eradicated for good from the body.

[eternally]

Just some doubts..

Read from Dr Tan website, it stated "Anonymous HIV test". Will not submit personal particulars n results to MOH. Does that mean other clinics will submit particulars to MOH?

Beside Dr Tan, can go thru the HIV or STD Tests thru normal clinic that Has these tests?

[Frankiestine]

Originally Posted by eternally

Just some doubts..

Read from Dr Tan website, it stated "Anonymous HIV test". Will not submit personal particulars n results to MOH. Does that mean other clinics will submit particulars to MOH?

Beside Dr Tan, can go thru the HIV or STD Tests thru normal clinic that Has these tests?

Yes sis names are not collected when you register, they just give you a form to fill and a number on the form. For other clinic I believe they do collect the info and forward back to MOH.

I think most GP now a days offers STD screening. But whether comprehensive enough like those that specialize in STD I don't know..

[eternally]

So as what the website stated, just need to present the " HIV request form" to counter. Still need to book an Appt right? If book, then the person pick up ur call.. Will first ask name, even if contact thru the online form.. Name also require.. So I can simply conclude only the doctor will knw the name?

And how would u knw which clinic is really specialize in STD test??

[PowerPunch]

dude by any chance genital herpes is like 1 dry looking bump cause mine kinda have like a dry skin when pluck it the flesh inside kinda hurt no blood like 破皮 only if u squeeze the open flesh gt abit water come out then when it heal few day later the skin kinda have a pointy leftover skin if tear kinda open the flesh again...

[Frankiestine]

Originally Posted by eternally

So as what the website stated, just need to present the " HIV request form" to counter. Still need to book an Appt right? If book, then the person pick up ur call.. Will first ask name, even if contact thru the online form.. Name also require.. So I can simply conclude only the doctor will knw the name?

And how would u knw which clinic is really specialize in STD test??

No sis at Dr. Tan clinic at Robertson you just walk in and tell the gal manning the counter you want to do the Anonymous test. No need to make any appt. She will pass you the form to fill up.

I think besides Dr. Tan as you have read, another popular clinic is Shim Clinic. I think most GP now a days do STD testing because for maids. But honestly they don't do the testing themselves but the samples are all given to a lab to test.

[sammyboyfor]

Originally Posted by PowerPunch

dude by any chance genital herpes is like 1 dry looking bump cause mine kinda have like a dry skin when pluck it the flesh inside kinda hurt no blood like 破皮 only if u squeeze the open flesh gt abit water come out then when it heal few day later the skin kinda have a pointy leftover skin if tear kinda open the flesh again...

You need a professional opinion. Nobody here can make a diagnosis based on your description.

Go to a doctor who specialises in STDs for an accurate diagnosis.

[eternally]

Shim clinic is it Located at bedok south?

[Frankiestine]

Yes I heard SHIM damages is above 500 and I think for women they have extra test and cost total above 1k.

[eternally]

Originally Posted by Frankiestine

Yes I heard SHIM damages is above 500 and I think for women they have extra test and cost total above 1k.

Checked SHIM website , for the female test.. It stated ranging from $500 - $800+ but depends on which tests to go for.

[RealEstateGuy]

By Amanda Chan



updated 4/12/2011 5:20:55 PM ET
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Even people who don't show symptoms of genital herpes can harbor active forms of the virus that can be spread to sexual partners, according to a new study.

People who are infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2, but don't have symptoms, still have active forms of the virus detected on their genital tract 10 percent of the time, the study said.






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And people who do have symptoms of herpes infection carry active forms of the virus on their genital tract 20 percent of the time, said study researcher Dr. Christine Johnston, acting assistant professor of medicine at the University of Washington.

It's long been known that the herpes simplex virus type 2 is contagious even if a person doesn’t have symptoms of the virus, Johnston said. But the new finding shows what percent of the time the virus is actually active and infectious, she added.

"These findings will help us counsel patients who are diagnosed with [herpes simplex virus type 2] infection about their risks of transmission to others, which is often a key concern for people diagnosed with genital herpes," Johnston told MyHealthNewsDaily.

Herpes simplex virus type 2 is sexually transmitted and causes most cases of genital herpes, which manifests as blisters that form on the genitals and rectum, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 can also cause genital herpes, but typically this form of the virus only causes cold sores in or around the mouth.


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The study will be published April 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Viral shedding
Johnston and her colleagues compared the rates of viral shedding, the rate at which the virus replicates and is therefore considered contagious, in 498 people with genital herpes between 1992 and 1998.

Researchers had each participant collect a swab of genital secretions once a day for at least 30 days, the study said.

People with symptoms of genital herpes had more episodes of viral shedding over a year (17.9 episodes), than those without symptoms (12.5 episodes), the study said.

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However, these results show that even people without symptoms of herpes are still contagious and may not realize they are passing the virus on to their sexual partners, Johnston said.

What's at stake
Transmission of herpes occurs through direct person-to-person contact with an area of the body that is shedding the virus, she said.

"We do not know if there is a threshold quantity of virus above which people are contagious," she said, but "we presume that if people are shedding virus, they are at risk of transmitting virus."

More than 16 percent of people ages 14 to 49 in the United States are infected with the herpes simplex virus type 2, according to the CDC.

There is no cure for herpes, but the study highlights the need for vigilant prevention of the virus, Johnston said.

Prevention strategies include using condoms, suppressive antiviral therapy and disclosure of having herpes to sexual partners. Each of these strategies is 50 percent effective in reducing the risk of genital herpes transmission, Johnston said.

Pass it on: People infected with genital herpes but don't show any symptoms can still be contagious and spread the virus to sexual partners.
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