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Just a question for those with genital herpes (who have symptoms/get outbreak)

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chronicling
chronicling

Hello!

I am wondering if an outbreak always affects ALL areas involved in the herpes infection. For example,

Say your first outbreak involved (I'm going to use a female example) sores on your left labia, right labia, and on the right side of your anus, will recurring outbreaks always cover ALL of these areas? Or might you find that, during some outbreaks, it's only one of these sites that are targeted (so, just the left labia, or just the right labia and right side of your anus)?

I hope that makes sense, and thanks in advance for your replies.

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  • FelizCastus
    FelizCastus chronicling

    Posted

    I had 3-4 lesions in various vaginal locations during my first outbreak, but my recurrences have nearly all occurred in the one same location (which was one of the original sites). This is fairly standard, since recurrences are milder for most people and often comprise a single lesion. Also, recurrences tend to stay in the same or similar location, but can "migrate" after having it for a while (I usually see comments about this for those who have had it for years).

  • currychic
    currychic chronicling

    Posted

    Usually and i can only speak for myself. I know in the early days for me i would get a pain in my buttock or heel followed by an ob.now days i dont get any warning but generally only in one spot at a time but it can be in a different spot for each ob its like to spots take it in turns .
    • FelizCastus
      FelizCastus currychic

      Posted

      How interesting! Are the various locations confined to a small region? It's not usual for lesions to appear in vastly different locations each time. That would be very confusing!

  • Sadpanda75
    Sadpanda75 chronicling

    Posted

    From what I understood only the areas where the virus is shedding will be affected and won't be the same every time. Now remember though that the virus can shed and an outbreak not occur.

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