How long will this last

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I've had genital herpes for over 5 years. after the first year It became manageable. hardly had outbreaks, when I did, i understood my triggers and able to go very long times without an outbreak. when I did have an outbreak, it cleared up within a week. about 6 weeks ago, I was getting an outbreak and didnt realize bc sometimes they are so small and not noticeable. I decided to use my normal clippers and groom myself. I must have irritated the outbreak and unfortunately, spread it. now its everywhere. I've never had an outbreak like this and last so long. did I re-infect myself? is that even possible? will I have to go through another year of back to back outbreaks? or even longer?! I have so many questions. I dont really know what to do. Any tips or ideas to holistically manage this, would be nice. and yes, I was prescribed acyclovir. I dont feel like it's working but I am taking it daily.

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    Although a lot of people say that you can't reinfect to other areas I actually think you can. I had a sore spot which I didn't realise was an outbreak and touched another area and now a blister has appeared there! I pray everyday that they will find a cure because it's a nuisance

  • Posted

    hey frnd if you have genital herpes ,does it means that you must be infected with HIV,do hiv negative person get infect with genital herp s

    • Posted

      It certainly doesn't mean you have HIV however, it can increase your risk of contracting it.

  • Posted

    just an update. still have the outbreak. going on 4 months now. this is horrible

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    Another update. went to the gyno to see if it was an outbreak She said it doesn't look like about outbreak, more like a rash. Maybe due to my increase in working out and it's been really hot this past few weeks. I was very happy to hear that. she prescribed a steroid cream, which I'm not sure if I'm going to use bc the area seems to be getting increasingly better. This whole ordeal lasted about 3 months. from the first week of april to last week of July

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      i have sore that look like apthous ulcer inside my urethra, im a male btw. this was going on for 2 months, i been tested for culture, negative and im sure this ain't STI cause i never had sex to anyone. my question is can you get herpes without sex.?

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