Please provide some do's and don'ts on living with genital herpes.

Ignore: Taking a preventive medication can reduce outbreaks and transmission to partners.

Ignore: Be transparent with your partners, use protection and ask your doctor about antiviral medication.

Ignore: Do have testing for other std's if you have been diagnosed with herpes.

Ignore: Tell partner.Have fun.Take medication as needed. Avoid sex or use protection during active infection.

Ignore: Do take preventative therapy. Do communicate risks to partners. Don't assume anything is 100% safe.

Ignore: Don't be dishonest with sex partners. Do get treatment. Do use protection during sex.

Ignore: Prevent outbreaks with medications. Do not touch lesions with bare fingers. You can spread it.

Ignore: Always wear protection.Even when no blisters r present to prevent spread.

Tell: Tell partners of your disease. Honesty is always the best policy.

Don't: Don't use oil based lubricants for sex, the weaken condoms increasing breakage risk.

Antiviral: Antiviral medications, such as acyclovir, can help to reduce outbreaks of genital herpes.

Herpes: Herpes Simplex Virus I (HSV-1) causing cold sores is closely related to HSV-2 causing genital herpes.

In: In patients with compromised immune system, genital herpes outbreak could be very serious.

Discuss: Discuss with your sexual partner if you have genital herpes. Trust is critical in a relationship.

Ignore: You can spread herpes even if no sores are present.

Ignore: Don't feel alone. One of every five Americans is positive for herpes. You are not alone.

Ignore: Do NOT assume you are free of infecting others simply because you have no lesions or symptoms.

Ignore: Learn meditation and do it. Most women who maintain a personal state of calm rarely breakout.

Ignore: If you have a partner w/o herpes ,take antiviral therapy everyday.i.

Do: Do protect your partner my using condoms and taking preventative medication to reduce vial shedding.

Do: Do seek suppressive therapy if you get frequent outbreaks.

Do: Do take 500 mg of valcyclovir per day, so you are not contagious. 20% of young women are infected !