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Reply To: HSV-1 or HSV-2 genitally, does the type change anything day to day?

The practical follow on is that people with genital HSV-1 are less likely to need daily suppressive treatment, simply because there is less to suppress. Worth revisiting with your clinic after you have seen what your own pattern looks like over the first year.

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