Mindette

Hi TequilaGirl! I’ve been H+ for about three and a half years now and now only take antivirals if I’m having experiencing a prodrome- this is typically siatic nerve sensitivity for me! Over time your body builds up antibodies to the virus regardless of whether or not you use daily antivirals - in theory as your body learns to fight the virus the number of symptoms you experience will decrease. This isn’t true in all cases, and outside factors (diet, exercise, sexual activity, grooming etc) can also impact symptoms and OBs. It’s also definitely possible to not experience another OB following your primary, I think this contributes to the lack of awareness in many cases about H status one way or another- confusion of OB with ingrown hairs of yeast infection and then nothing following definitely would make it difficult to diagnose! Hope this helps!