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Hi all, I'm H-. My boyfriend is H+. He got it a year back and had 2 full outbreaks and a few more with just prodrome symptoms. When we decided to have sex, I asked him to go on medication. He's not crazy about taking meds on a daily basis and has some annoying side effects. I completely understand that he doesn't want to be on Acyclovir long-term and really respect how in touch he is with his body, and we have great communication about when to periodically abstain. However, I'm still concerned about asymptomatic shedding, since I know that's how most transmissions occur. We always use condoms and will continue doing that, but since it's still early on in his H+ life, I also knows he's currently more infectious than he will be later on. I certainly won't ask him to be on meds 5-10 years down the line, but I guess I'm wondering when and why people in monogamous relationships have decided to stop taking suppressive medication. Do people recommend we continue for another 6 months to a year, or longer? He hasn't had any open sores since being on the meds. Thanks so much for your help- this site has been a really great resource for us!