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[HowAnnoying]

Hey Terri
I was diagnosed with hsv2 over 14 yrs ago and would get 2-3 outbreaks per year after the initial outbreak.
This month I’ve had two outbreaks within the month.
Why??
I take (almost) daily 500mg valtrex for suppression because my partner is hsv2 free.

I’m curious as to why this is suddenly becoming more frequent

[Terri Warren]

Are you having any underlying health concerns right now? Have you recently had a COVID vaccination?

Terri

[HowAnnoying]

Wow I totally missed this response
Sorry! Yes to the COVID vaccine, I got two doses back in 2021 I believe….

No known underlying health issues, stress is higher than what I’d like but i exercise regularly and eat well to try to mitigate. I’m noticing it’s more often when I’m about to get my period which is annoying because I don’t want to get outbreaks every month!! What can I do to reduce / prevent hormonal outbreaks if that’s the issue?

Im curious also, I had an outbreak start on Tuesday morning, I took 1000mg valtrex 3x per day all the way to Friday because Friday night was my relationship anniversary and I wanted to enjoy it with my man. The vulva herpes pimple almost got to the blister stage and then by Friday it was not at all visible but I could kinda feel a bit of an itch (not sure if that was imagined due to paranoia or an actual sensation)
Anyhow, he and I had sex Friday night and Saturday and although I didn’t have a visible sore anymore and I took the high dose antiviral I’m still concerned if I was contagious or not.

Do you think the antiviral helped to reduce the viral load and he’s “safe”?

[Terri Warren]

I think the meds very likely reduced the amount of virus that was present.
If you get this again, I would strongly suggest that you have these lesions swab tested to be certain that are actually herpes.

Terri

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