I have has have for 5 years and at first i believef the no cure only supression meds. At first the ob were very routine, occuring around my cycle, even with valtrex. I stopped taking them and naturally predicted their occurances. I have reallized this can be cured naturally as anything else. I began to search for home remedies after my ob began to increase twice monthly. I have tried smoothies with vegie punches in it but it doesnt work when eating crappy foods. I recently discovered oregano oil and wanted to try it. When i feel an ob pain symtom i take 3 lysine tabs 500 mg and 10 drops of oragano oil and neem oil on the site before eruption. I found that that does deter oubreaks. It also made the ob occure elsewere like on the scalp in a bloody crust form. It as also pain there (btw the pain was gone in the genital area). I believe these oils do something to the virus but they need an extra boost. There is a cure and i will try this one. Thanks for the advice!