genital herpes symplex 1 and reoccurance? - Herpes Message Board

snow12345 · 03-30-2007, 11:53 AM

ok so i finally got to meet with the infectious disease specialist that i saw in the emergency room. He said that herpes simplex 1 rarely reoccurs in the genitals. Has anyone had a reoccurance? Thanks

nhemi2 · 03-30-2007, 12:59 PM

Any time you are infected with herpes you have it for life. A recurrance is always possible.

kitty_the_cat · 03-31-2007, 10:21 PM

i havent had a reoccurence yet (that i know of) it has only been 4 months though, and from what i have read the average time is usually 7 months...?
its hard to tell also because apparently it will not be as severe as the first time, i have felt strange pain there but it has gone away and i havent had any sores appear, but maybe the virus could have been active during that time, but not strong enough to get to the visable outbreak stage.

braizzle · 04-02-2007, 12:14 PM

For me, it's true. I have had, maybe one reoccurance of hsv1 genitally over the course of 3.5 years. and that possible reoccurance was withing the first few months. I think it is generally the case that people don't have reoccurances... based on the fact that 80% of people who have herpes don't even know it. BUT, just because you're not showing symptoms of a reoccurance, doesn't mean you can't pass it on. So you still have to be careful.

jaylite · 04-03-2007, 09:22 PM

I have not had a reoccurrance and it's been a year and 4 months since my 1 and only OB.