Continuous Herpes Outbreaks

[Needinfopls]

Hi,
I'm almost 48 yrs old this year and I have had genital herpes since I was 29 years old, that's almost 20 years.  My outbreaks have been about 5-7 per year and usually back to back and then a long period of no outbreaks( 4-5 months).  However, the past 2 months I have had several outbreaks and no soon than one clears (I'm talking the same day) I will experience a new outbreak.  I may be pre-menopausal, is there any relationship to being in menopause and increased outbreaks? I have not seen my doctor about this yet.  I hope you may have a bit of information to share.

[arabella7]

I can relate - menopause, back to back outbreaks, etc. I did some research and found out about monolaurin capsules(derived from coconut and not bad for your kidneys/liver like valtrex,acyclovir etc). Monolauric acid removes the protective shell of the herpes virus and let the body's immune system attack and destroy it. These capsules and the use of teatree essential oil (applied topically at the site of first tingle) have stopped my outbreaks. It feels like a miracle to finally get some relief. Please do your research, try it and pass on the results - hopefully as successful as mine. Good luck.

[gracefromHHP]

have you been to your gyn to get tested for yeast and bacterial infections vaginally? if not, that's the next step.  BV especially has been shown to make herpes more active and about 1/2 of all women who have it, aren't having obvious symptoms to know that they have it which is why proper testing is important.  bv is also more common once you go into menopause so it's well worth going to be checked for for that reason also.

If you are having that many ob's a year, why not reduce them with daily suppressive therapy?  Even without insurance you can get acyclovir for less than $20/month and reduce your ob's down to 1-2 a year most likely.

grace