March 24, 2015 at 1:00 pm #5719

Spectator

Thank you for clarifying. I would say in the absence of a confirmatory culture or WB, 95% is as good as it gets. My GP would probably agree with you. I’ll give it some thought, but given the differences between type 1 and 2 on the genitals, I don’t see the harm in doing a confirmatory WB.

Speaking of that…after reading your handbook, it is my understanding that genital HSV- type 1 and 2, generally operate in the same manner during the first year of infection. However, after the first year, type 1 is a associated with fewer recurrences and fewer episodes of asymptomatic shedding. Is that correct?

I’ll thank you in advance for your response.