Im confused about all the research ive done - some questions

I appreciate the response to my last post, but it seems the more I read up on this, the more confused I am getting!

So, here's some questions going on in my head

1) Ive read on here and other forums that this is actually pretty common, something like 1 in 4 people have type 2?

If this is correct then why isnt it spoken about more? It also says that 90% of peopel dont knwo they have it.

I see on another website a lot of positive stories about people telling partners and them being ok with it - but if it is as common as people say, then why arent there any stories of people telling partners only to find they have it too?

I would imagine that this happened pretty occasionally, if it is as common as 1 in 4, yet there ar eno stories of this happening?

Im just wondering if this disease is actually as common as the statistics say


Other questions:

2) Why are the tests so ambiguous? My doctor didnt even phone me when she got the results back! She said she'd call if there was anything wrong with them. I didnt hear anything........ so assumed it was all ok. I was happy to think I had clear results, i could have gone off to have sex if i had wanted to - lucky i didnt!


I went to see another doctor about something else, MONTHS after, and mentioned it to her while i was there..and she says HSV2 antibodies had been detected but it wasnt a new anti body and sent me off with some dvd about the virus..she couldnt give me an answer when i asked her if i had it!


WHY are doctors so reluctant to test properly for this? Why when we go for STD tests and ask for test for everything, why does this not include herpes?!?



Are there many/any people here who have sexual relationships with a person NOT infected, who have not passed it on to them? I mean, are some people just immune to this? My Mum has been married to my dad for about 30 odd years and he has the coldsore virus yet she has never ever picked this up (or at least, never shown up as cold sores)

I just wondered if there would be hope for me one day, when i have a relationship - that if i meet someone who is ok with it... is there a chance he would not catch it off me. I coudl not deal with the guilt of giving it to anyone


Also - I wondered what peoples thoughts were on the herpes dating sites, bad idea? Perhaps...........


I also know this is curezone - educating not medicating, yet people talk abotu using supression therapy ..Val something? For s ite which is supposed to be about not medicating, I wondered if this is obviously an exception? I am 28, I dont take prescription drugs and never ever have done, for anything. I havent been to the doctor in years (except for this sexual helth test!) . Are there natural alternatives that work as well as this suprression therapy?


Lots of questions....... im just putting it out there and see what everyones thoughts are.....

thank you :(