HPV… 1 in every 3 people get this virus. Scary when you actually stop and think about it; most people have it and don’t even know it. I was one of those people. When I graduated high school, I became a WILD girl! I was getting high everyday all day and then drinking at night and being sexual with (ashamed to admit) A LOT of people.

Fatigue, nausea, fatigue, abdominal pain, fatigue, vomiting, fatigue, decreased concentration level, fatigue, diarrhea, FATIGUE! What was happening to me? Why was I so darned tired? Was it because I had been working at least two to three double shifts a week as an LPN…

I was told I had genital herpes some time ago. I thought my world was over. I was 26 at the time, in a new relationship (the very person who gave it to me) and he never even knew he carried the virus. I was absolutely broken. I was inconsolable for days and simply thought I’d be a spinster forever. I had a 2 1/2 year old son at the time and thought it would just be me and him forever, alone…

What’s the chance of a sexually active 17 year old getting a STD? Well, it could happen, but I never thought that it would happen to me. I’ve only slept with two people and I’m already infected with Gonorrhea and Herpes.
Luckily, gonorrhea can be treated. I have already taken my health class and learned about [...]