I had the Gardasil shot (well, actually, a series of three shots) a little over a year ago because my boyfriend caught HPV from his girlfriend at the time who was cheating on him and she had passed the virus onto him [my boyfriend]--whatta gem, huh??? Anyway, about a month and-a-half earlier I had been diagnosed with HSV Type I (Genital). HSV stands for Herpes Simplex Virus; and for people who aren't familiar with the "types" of herpes, I'll tell you now. There are two types of herpes: HSV I and HSV II. HSV I (the kind I have) is a way milder form of the virus than HSV II. This means that my chances of getting an outbreak are minimal compared to people with HSV II. However, just because I don't get as many outbreaks DOESN'T MEAN that my chances of SPREADING the disease onto my partner are slimmer than someone with HSV II. Actually, I caught the disease in a messed-up way (lack of a four letter word) too. The person that gave me this lovely disease had told me that he had been tested and he was clean. We had sex, and two days later I started waking up in the worst pain I had EVER felt (down there). The sores weren't going away so I went to the doctor and was tested for herpes, and three days later I got the phone call that would change my life forever. Now I have to take medication every day and as a person, I feel betrayed and as though I cannot trust anyone. Heck, I knew the guy for TEN YEARS!!! It's not like it was a one night stand or anything. Anyway, when my boyfriend and I started dating, he told me that he had HSV so we decided to put off having sex until I could figure out what to do. I made a phone call to my OBGYN and they REJECTED ME. They said that if I have had more than three sexual partners, then I probably have already had the virus and it had "passed through" my system. WHAT?!?! How do THEY know that I have had the virus?!?! AND WHY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH WOULD THEY REJECT ME KNOWING THAT I HAVE A BOYFRIEND WITH A DISEASE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL ME AND THEY HAD A VACCINE THAT COULD HELP ME TO PREVENT GETTING HPV?!?! I mean, I have to take medicine everyday so my chances of giving my boyfriend HSV are slim-to-none. After several phone calls, I FINALLY got into treatment and have been okay so far.

I don't understand why you were so concerned about getting HpV from your boyfriend? what about your boyfriend getting HSV from YOU?????? I have both, and in my mind HSV is way worse awkward and every other uncomfortable thing to deal with. My HPV is rarely around and it is once every few years i show up with a abnormal pap. I don't understand and I think you are being way to hard on your boyfriend and his ex girlfriend. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD HAVE BOTH OF THOSE STD's and DON"T KNOW IT?