Genital herpes

Do outbreaks really get less frequent over time?

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

spare_room 5 months ago

NoteMember experience, not medical advice. Symptoms overlap between infections and only a test can tell them apart.

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almostfine 5 months ago

Six years in. First year was frequent and miserable, and now I get perhaps one mild episode a year, sometimes none. The trend was real but it was gradual rather than a switch.

northwindow 5 months ago

The pattern is also in the literature rather than only in anecdotes: recurrence rates decline over the years following the first episode, on average. Individual variation is wide, which is why year one advice feels hollow when you are in it.

pocket_watch 5 months ago

Worth adding that HSV-1 genitally tends to recur considerably less often than HSV-2, so which type you have shapes what curve you are on. Ask which you have if you do not know.

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