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  1. I’m curious to know if anyone has any recommendations for supplements that have helped decrease the frequency of your outbreaks. I’ve had hsv 1 genitally for 5 years now and my outbreaks have unfortunately gotten more frequent as time has gone on. I’m on daily valtrex but still get them every 3 months or so. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  2. I’ve had genital hsv 1 for over 4 years. My partner has what appears to be a cold sore. I pecked him quickly when he had it, and I’m pretty sure I’ve had a cold sore in the past. My question is does kissing someone with a cold sore trigger a cold sore in someone who already has the virus? Thanks!
  3. As someone with genital hsv 1 I would say that I think it is a bit less stigmatized to have this strain as opposed to hsv 2. Partially because a ton of people already have hsv 1 or have someone close to them that has hsv 1. Also because it’s less contagious genitally than hsv 2 is, like quite a bit less contagious. Dr Terri Warren who specializes in hsv has stated that she’s never seen a genital to genital transmission of it. Whereas hsv 2 virally sheds about 4 times as much as hsv 2. This isn’t me shitting on having hsv 2 though, these are just some facts I know and that strain isn’t a very big deal either.
  4. Diagnosed almost 4.5 years ago with GHSV1. Had my initial episode and a second outbreak 11 months later. Around 6 months after that OB I had two OBs about 3 weeks apart. After this I went for nearly 2 years with no outbreaks. Then I got into a relationship and decided to start taking birth control- about two days after starting birth control I had an outbreak. I then continued to have at least one outbreak per month (sometimes 2 per month) until I stopped about 4 months after starting. I then went another 11 months without one, but just had three in the past month and a half! Could anyone help shed some light on what's going on? I feel like they're never going to decrease in frequency and that's really disheartening. Any tips that you have for me? Thanks so much!
  5. It’s almost unheard of to get hsv2 orally, even less likely if you have an established infection. Oral herpes is almost always caused by hsv1 which is a different virus. Nothing to worry about!
  6. I personally don’t understand how he could feel “punished” if you’re waiting a couple days after he has an outbreak (which is what you should be doing to prevent transmission!) I have HSV and I make my partner wait a week after my outbreaks clear before having sex again because we’re discordant and I want to keep it that way lol. Idk if I’m just reading it the wrong way, but him saying he feels punished when you are making a decision that regards your own health sounds kind of manipulative to me. Herpes isn’t a big deal, but I’d expect him to be a bit more cognizant of making sure he doesn’t transmit it to you. That being said, I’d talk to him about it. Tell him you really care for him, but to be on the safe side you want to wait a few days after his OB has cleared before having sex again. It’s not because you think he’s gross at all, it’s just because you’d like to minimize the risk of transmission and hsv sheds for a few days after an OB has healed. If he doesn’t understand that, then that’s a whole other issue that needs to be addressed!
  7. He had it looked at by a urologist who said he was 100% sure it was just chafing and would not even recommend getting a test for herpes because he was so sure, as he's seen a lot of herpes and a lot of chafing in his career... lol. There was also nothing to swab, so that test was impossible and it also was gone the next day. Also blood tests for HSV 1 are notoriously not very good with a 30% chance that you're still positive even if you test negative, plus I don't even know his HSV status pre-me haha. So I'm just going to trust the urologist which I think is alright to do, since he sees a lot of penis issues on a daily basis and I don't want to stress myself out too much when a urologist conclusively told him it wasn't herpes.
  8. So my partner and I haven’t had sex in over two weeks and I have hsv 1 genitally (I’m female) the last time we had sex I was on daily antiviral therapy and we didn’t use a condom. Flash forward 2+ weeks: He said his penis was a bit irritated a few days ago and then he masturbated and it made it worse, he now has what looks kind of like a laceration near the head of his penis. It doesn’t look like any hsv outbreak I’ve ever seen, he didn’t have any bumps or blisters, any ulcers (just one kind of raw spot that doesn’t look ulcery just sorta chafed) or any crusting. In addition, the first outbreak of gsv1 is almost always pretty severe from what I’ve read and this doesn’t even look like herpes to me and is only slightly irritating to him. It also usually takes fewer than 2 weeks for symptoms to show after exposure, and it’s been over two weeks. Also if I was taking daily antiviral therapy it wouldn’t really make sense that I’d have given it to him when I had no symptoms and was on antivirals and have type one which is harder to contract. Any thoughts? Could this just be irritation from something? We would go to the doctor, but there are no actual sores for them to swab and getting blood tested for hsv1 would be inconclusive because it wouldnt show where the infection was if it even showed he had it at all. I’m freaking out, he’s cool as a cucumber but I was just wondering if it’s valid for me to deduce that this isn’t hsv given the symptoms, time frame, me on antivirals with no symptoms + type one, etc.? Thanks in advance for any help!
  9. Hey! I had a pretty similar situation to your daughter.. I was diagnosed with genital HSV 1 at 17 while I was still a virgin. Even though that was four years ago, I still remember how scary and hopeless I felt. I missed a week of school and sobbed my eyes out everyday. Please tell her that she is not disgusting or any less of a person, she will find love as many of the individuals here have (including me, i’m 21 and in college and I’ve been with my boyfriend who doesn’t have hsv for 1.5 years now!)
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