I would like to share one of my well kept secrets with all of you. I have herpes simplex. I had my first breakout in 2005. That was my first and only breakout. I was uncareful and caught it from one of my past sexual partners, I should have known better. I didn't realise how many woman this man actually slept with. I don't know an exact number or anything, but he was "doing" females left and right. Maybe he knew he had it, maybe he didn't, who knows. But why should I hide something personal like this? Well its personal choice whether you share something like this or not. I figure maybe I can make a positive impact on someone. I was given Valtrex (that is one heck of a strong medicine) I swear I could feel it working! But please protect yourself, don't be scared to get tested. I'm glad herpes is the only thing I have. My husband loves me the way I am, he knows I have it. It was hard to break the ice, because the outbreak didnt happen until probably 6 months after I had came into contact with the virus, So I was only with my hubby 2 months when the outbreak hit. I was like craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap! Just because I only had one outbreak since being diagnosed 3 years ago doesnt mean I don't have it still. Now I know there are miricles where things just vanish and stun docs, but technically if you have herpes, you have it for life.