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Rob Keller, a Doctor who has devoted much of his
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Question...
I do not know if I have herpes and I have never been checked. If I do have it, I have had it for about a year and a half now. I am just scared to go to the doctor. I really need some help.
Please help me - thank you!!!
scared
Dr Rob's reply...
Dear Scared:Let me begin by restating two well-known statements:The only thing to fear is fear itself.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one.Sooner or later, because of unpleasant symptoms or your concern about infecting potential sexual partners, you will have to face your fear, visit a medical doctor, and get yourself tested. If your test results are negative and you are told you do not have herpes, think of the wasted time and emotion you have spent on worrying. And, if your tests are positive and you are told you do, in fact, have herpes, then you can begin the process of treatment, education and limitation of either infecting another or reinfecting yourself. You are certainly not alone. Statistics indicate that about one in every five adults has been infected with the herpes virus. What you do with that information is up to you. You can continue to live a productive, social and sexually active life, taking additional precautions, or you can wallow in your own fears, isolate yourself, and continue to live in a state of anxious denial.
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Question...
I do not know if I have herpes and I have never been checked. If I do have it, I have had it for about a year and a half now. I am just scared to go to the doctor. I really need some help.
Please help me - thank you!!!
scared
Dr Rob's reply...
Dear Scared:Let me begin by restating two well-known statements:The only thing to fear is fear itself.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one.Sooner or later, because of unpleasant symptoms or your concern about infecting potential sexual partners, you will have to face your fear, visit a medical doctor, and get yourself tested. If your test results are negative and you are told you do not have herpes, think of the wasted time and emotion you have spent on worrying. And, if your tests are positive and you are told you do, in fact, have herpes, then you can begin the process of treatment, education and limitation of either infecting another or reinfecting yourself. You are certainly not alone. Statistics indicate that about one in every five adults has been infected with the herpes virus. What you do with that information is up to you. You can continue to live a productive, social and sexually active life, taking additional precautions, or you can wallow in your own fears, isolate yourself, and continue to live in a state of anxious denial.
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Question...
I do not know if I have herpes and I have never been checked. If I do have it, I have had it for about a year and a half now. I am just scared to go to the doctor. I really need some help.
Please help me - thank you!!!
scared
Dr Rob's reply...
Dear Scared:Let me begin by restating two well-known statements:The only thing to fear is fear itself.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one.Sooner or later, because of unpleasant symptoms or your concern about infecting potential sexual partners, you will have to face your fear, visit a medical doctor, and get yourself tested. If your test results are negative and you are told you do not have herpes, think of the wasted time and emotion you have spent on worrying. And, if your tests are positive and you are told you do, in fact, have herpes, then you can begin the process of treatment, education and limitation of either infecting another or reinfecting yourself. You are certainly not alone. Statistics indicate that about one in every five adults has been infected with the herpes virus. What you do with that information is up to you. You can continue to live a productive, social and sexually active life, taking additional precautions, or you can wallow in your own fears, isolate yourself, and continue to live in a state of anxious denial.
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Question...
I do not know if I have herpes and I have never been checked. If I do have it, I have had it for about a year and a half now. I am just scared to go to the doctor. I really need some help.
Please help me - thank you!!!
scared
Dr Rob's reply...
Dear Scared:Let me begin by restating two well-known statements:The only thing to fear is fear itself.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one.Sooner or later, because of unpleasant symptoms or your concern about infecting potential sexual partners, you will have to face your fear, visit a medical doctor, and get yourself tested. If your test results are negative and you are told you do not have herpes, think of the wasted time and emotion you have spent on worrying. And, if your tests are positive and you are told you do, in fact, have herpes, then you can begin the process of treatment, education and limitation of either infecting another or reinfecting yourself. You are certainly not alone. Statistics indicate that about one in every five adults has been infected with the herpes virus. What you do with that information is up to you. You can continue to live a productive, social and sexually active life, taking additional precautions, or you can wallow in your own fears, isolate yourself, and continue to live in a state of anxious denial.
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