Genital Herpes & Cold Sores Resource

The Herpes Virus affects over 80% of the world population, both men and women alike.  The herpes virus is broken down into 2 types Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV-1) and Herpes Simplex 2 (HSV-2).  What CopingWithHerpes.com attempts to do is bring you the latest and most up to date information regarding the herpes virus and other related sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s).

Below are just some of the herpes related topics we cover on our site:

What Is Herpes and How Did I Get It?!

The herpes virus is one of the sneakiest of STD’s and can be passed along to an unsuspecting partner without outward signs of a herpes breakout.  The virus is usually passed to your partner during the “shedding” period.  We cover this in greater detail in the symptoms and signs of herpes post.

Cold Sores Vs Canker Sores

The short answer regarding cold sores vs canker sores is that there is a great difference and are caused by very different and distinct things.  Chronic cankers sores can be a sign of Bechet’s Disease and we cover both what canker sores and cold sores are and the common differences between them.

Herpes Shedding-What Is It And When Is It Safe

Herpes shedding refers to actual time when the herpes virus is live and active on the herpes sufferer and when they will most likely pass it along to their partner. During the herpes shedding period a breakout is not always in effect, passing the virus along unknowingly to your partner. Herpes shedding, what it is and when it occurs is covered in greater detail on our herpes shedding post.

Female Genital Herpes-What Women Should Know

Although the herpes virus knows no age, creed or gender we try to cover the different aspects of herpes breakouts as they pertain to both women and men differently.  Women especially have different difficulties with herpes breakouts during pregnancy and child birth.  We cover female genital herpes in greater detail in our post.

Cold Sore Home Remedies

We know that some or our readers like to “self-heal” and take care of their ailments in a homeopathic way.  We give some tried and true remedies that were passed onto us by some of our readers.  As with any treatment we recommend consulting your physician before starting any type of treatment.  Get more of our Cold Sore Home Remedy information and see what works best with you.

Is It A Fever Blister Or A Cold Sore And How Do I Know

Much like the canker sore, fever blisters are commonly mistaken for cold sores (HSV-1).  Though fever blisters and cold sores are a different breed a lot of the remedies both homeopathic, prescribed and over the counter are the same.  We cover more about fever blisters and fever blister remedies on our fever blister post.

Genital To Oral Transmission-Is It Possible

Oral herpes or cold sores is most commonly caused by the HSV-1 strain of the herpes virus, whereas genital herpes is most commonly caused by the HSV-2 strain of the herpes virus.  A common question I get asked quite a bit is, “Can I get oral herpes when my partner has genital herpes?”  Of course, I get asked just as often if it can be contracted the other way around as well.  We cover genital to oral herpes and the possibilities of this type of transmission here.

Pictures Of Herpes & Cold Sores-What Do They Look Like

Most people don’t get tested as often as they should and only know or think they have herpes when their first breakout occurs.  One of the easiest ways to get an idea of whether or not the lesions you have are herpes or not is by comparing your outward signs to herpes pictures we have here.

Oral Herpes-The Signs & Symptoms

Pictures of herpes are a great way to “self-diagnose” herpes when you have a breakout, but some oral herpes symptoms occur before any breakout occurs.  Some people have no outward signs of herpes and are only carriers, we cover some oral herpes signs and symptoms in our post.

 

We are constantly adding new and up to date information on the latest in herpes and cold sores prevention and remedies.  If you’d like for more information on a particular herpes topic, feel free to contact us and we’d be glad to do the research for you.  Please take a look around our site, we have many great articles and herpes fighting ideas for you to see.