I had an outbreak of HPV after having sex with someone who lied about their sexua| history. It was a truly humbling experience. I decided not to take the $2000 treatment the clinic wanted to do (laser! laser on genitals!) and cut them out myself and used colloidal silver and hydrogen peroxide. I went celibate and cleansed my life and have not had an outbreak since then. My husband gets cold sores every so often and it's hell not to kiss him for ten days. He's thinking about going more herbal and organic and not being under stress to cause outbreaks. I got my HPV through someone's promiscuity so I would disagree with you. If my partner wasn't a liar and promiscuous it's HIGHLY unlikely I would have gotten it in life because my current husband was a virgin when he was married. I happen to like to read your blog but do think you are a little misguided when coming to things like promiscuity (why expose oneself more!) and a poor self image (considering humans to be viruses). I do think moving forward after one heals from herpes is essential. I told my husband about my HPV, not because I was ashamed but because HPV can present fertility challenges. Honesty is the best policy. I forgot all about HPV till read this blog today *LOL*