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When you think you have herpes, you might wonder how to bring it up with your doctor; we answer that question on the herpetreatmentsadivce.com blog—plus how to deal with emotional fall out when you learn you have it.  Get to know the warning signs of an outbreak, best treatments—prescription and over the counter—top sites for herpes education, and other resources online where you can chat and share tips back and forth.  Make sure you know how to recognize it, what can trigger an outbreak, and the difference between herpes simplex (or type I) and herpes type II.  Demystify the medical and other terms—HSV, cold sores, herpes labialis—and confusion about how it’s spread, when you are and are not contagious.  Until there’s a cure for this troubling disease, get armed with knowledge: The power to manage it, making yourself as comfortable as possible, even when you have an outbreak.