I have herpes, don?T you?
You don?T?
Are you sure?
I wouldn?T be so sure if I were you.
Unless you have had a recent type-specific
blood test to test for the presence of
herpes simplex antibodies you cannot say
with any certainty that you don?T have
herpes.
You think that only 20% of the population
has herpes?
Think again.
You may have heard that one out of every
five people has herpes, but that number is
untrue and a distortion of the facts. The
truth is that at least 60% of the adult
population has herpes.
You see some people for reasons known only
to them decided to exclude people who get
herpes above the waist- people who get
so-called ?Cold sores? On their mouths
and faces, from the herpes statistics
commonly reported in the media, then
reporting only the percentage of people
who get herpes below the waist- so-called
genital herpes. This makes no sense at
all since the scientific literature
doesn?T classify herpes simplex 1 (cold
sores) as a different disease as herpes
simplex 2 (genital herpes)- but rather as
two different types of the same disease,
and since many of the new cases of herpes
of the genital area is actually caused by
people getting herpes simplex 1 on their
genitals from oral sex. There really is
no such thing as ? Cold sores? ?It is
simplex herpes simplex 1 of the mouth or
face. And those who have it need not be
in denial pretending that it?S anything
other than herpes simplex. The truth is
that you can get herpes simplex 1 on
almost any part of your body including
your nose, your elbows, your fingers, your
stomach, your genitals, your anus, etc.
The truth is that herpes simplex is herpes
simplex and it is only misleading to not
include the people with herpes simplex 1
in herpes statistics.
Somewhere between 20 and 25% of the
population get their herpes sores below
the waist and somewhere between 50 and 80%
of the population gets their herpes sores
above the waist. If you factor in the
number of people who have both herpes 1
and 2 at the same time, you are left
understanding that at least 60% of the
population has herpes simplex. Which
rings true when you consider that 70% of
the adult population has hpv (genital
warts or cervical dysplasia) and that 80%
of the adult population has had chlymydia
at least once.
This is the reality of our times. There
is almost no adult who has had more than
six sex partners who hasn?T caught a
sexually transmitted infection. Including
yourself. Including myself.
What? You say you?Ve been tested before
for sexually transmitted diseases and are
clean?
I wouldn?T be so sure. Herpes and hpv are
almost never included in routine testing
for sexually transmitted infections. Some
doctors have the attitude of ?Almost
everyone tests positive for herpes so why
bother testing?. Unless you have
specifically asked for a type-specific
blood test for herpes such as the western
blot test you have probably never had an
accurate herpes test. Swabbing for the
presence of herpes can and often does
render false negative tests. I know that
from personal experience. The doctors
told me twice that I didn?T have herpes
before accurately testing me positive for
herpes although I had already had a very
obvious primary outbreak.
I strongly encourage you to get a
type-specific blood test for herpes if you
believe that you don?T have herpes or are
unsure of your herpes status. If you test
negative for herpes it will allow you to
make some decisions regarding safer
sexuality to help keep you herpes free for
the rest of your sexual history. If you
test positive for herpes it will allow you
to decide to treat your herpes and make
safer sex choices choices to help you to
not infect others and make this epidemic
worse. Not only is it the ethical thing
to do it is also the sane thing to do
since herpes makes you more vulnerable to
hiv and hpv and may have some possible
links to certain types of cancer and
alzheimers. If you don?T know you won?T
get treatment. Knowledge is empowering.
Denial is irresponsible.
What? You say you are sure you don?T have
herpes because you haven?T had an
outbreak?
Wake-up! Most people with herpes, maybe
up to 70% don?T get noticeable outbreaks.
You may be having sub-clinical (subtle)
outbreaks or may be shedding virus
asymptomatically (without symptoms). You
could be infecting others with herpes
without knowing it.
Don?T be afraid of getting a herpes test.
Herpes can be effectively treated by a
combination of diet, stress reduction and
herbal medicine or by drug therapy. There
is no cure but it possible to go years
between outbreaks.
I still believe that most people when
given a choice prefer to the do the right
thing. Getting tested for herpes is the
right thing.
If you have any questions about how to
treat your herpes or how to have safer sex
please feel free to contact me through my
websites:
www.Natropractica.Com
www.Herpesnation.Com
a great resource for learning about herpes
is the international herpes resource
center
www.Herpesresourcecenter.C
om
christopher scipio
homeopath/herbalist
holistic viral specialist
