Reply To: HSV1 and HSV2

[Terri Warren]

Why is it that HSV1 seems to be transmittable via innate objects but from what I read it is unlikely to transmit HSV2 this way.

I don’t agree that HSV 1 is easily transmittable through inanimate objects – I only listed lipstick and lip gloss. HSV 2 can be transmitted via sex toys that are shared.

While your dose is higher than normal, I think it is likely fine. Do you space them out over the course of a day or take them all at once? There are no long term effects of these medicines that we are aware of at all. For most people, acyclovir works as well as Valtrex.

Terri