MamasHealth.com Home STDs Caught It Anyway Courtney's Story Herpes Hope Herpes, In Remission I Was Shocked! Living With Herpes Mono, A Second Time My Herpes Story My Husband's Love Outbreaks of Herpes Put On A Smile Links Email Mama Addiction stories Anorexia stories Athletic stories Bulimia stories Eating Disorder Family and friends stories Help Me! Herpes stories I'm not healthy stories Medical disease stories Medications and eating disorders Migraine stories Mother stories Recovered Anorexic Recovered Bulimic Recovered Eating Disorder Self esteem stories The Letter "C" Weight stories Mama's Inspirational quotes Mama's Motivational pledges Mama's Health quotes Mama's Poem	Herpes is bad news I just discovered that I have genital herpes and I am very heart broken. I am a 27 year old female and I have only had sex with a hand full of people. I'm not even sure when I contracted herpes. I was told that it can stay dormant in your body for a while. It is a very bad thing to have. I am totally embarrassed and would not wish this on my worst enemy. I first realized something was wrong when I saw a "bump". I thought it was a bit strange...but I figured I'd wait to see what happened to it. The bump did not go away. So I went to the doctor. I got the bad news and went home and cried. Now, I have to be very careful and watchful of my body, because the herpes can disappear and come back at any time. I will have this horrible thing for the rest of my life. If I had a second chance, I would be very safe...Do not have unprotected sex, the consequences are not worth it. Please take precautions, so you won't get Herpes Share your story	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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