Genital herpes

HSV-1 and HSV-2. First outbreak, recurrences, antivirals, suppressive therapy, disclosure and dating.

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Episodic or suppressive. How did people decide?

Offered both and told to think about it. I have no framework for thinking about it.

back_porch 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 4 months, 1 week ago

Told this repeatedly in year one. I would like to hear from people further along than that.

spare_room 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Asked at my last appointment and was told it is not routinely tested. That seems like a strange omission for a sexual health service.

grey_morning 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Diagnosed with HSV-1 in the genital area. My partner has had cold sores since childhood. Are we passing the same thing back and forth?

salt_marsh 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 5 months ago

Diagnosed three months ago. I look at myself with a mirror several times a day and I have started finding things that turn out to be…

evening_ferry 5 months ago 3 replies

3 replies 5 months, 1 week ago

Starting to think about IVF. Does a herpes diagnosis complicate any of that?