Can herpes last a lifetime?

Can herpes last a lifetime?

Avoid any sexual contact while you are being treated for genital herpes or while you have an outbreak. Remember that genital herpes is a lifelong disease. Even though you may not have a genital herpes outbreak for long periods of time, you can still pass the virus to another person at any time.

How old was I when I had herpes?

Mine was four years ago, at age 22, when I sat crumpled in a chair just like this. A few days before, I’d had a rough romp of casual oral sex, a one-night head-stand.

How long does it take for herpes to go away?

Herpes outbreaks are more frequent within the first 4-5 years of having the virus in most people. ( 2) They taper off, and sometimes stop occurring altogether. This isn’t always the case for all patients, though. Some women experience outbreaks in conjunction with their menstrual cycles, which for them would be a trigger.

How did I find out I did not have herpes?

I may never have had another sore, but I still felt marked. Four years after being diagnosed, I was at the gyno for my annual pap smear when I decided to order the sex-haver’s special: tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis.

Do you need a skin culture test for herpes?

However, if you ever get any sort of weird bumps , blisters, or ulcers down there, or ANYTHING that looks remotely like that, you should get a skin culture test to see if it is a herpes outbreak. If you dont, then I wouldnt worry about it. Loading… Guest over a year ago When i was 15 almost 16 i was diagnosed with herpes 2.

When did I find out I had herpes?

I hope you can help me clear up something that’s been tearing me up for years now. In 2011, I was diagnosed with genital herpes, after 18 years of what I thought was a faithful marriage and 2 years of being together exclusively before that.

How long do herpes outbreaks last with medication?

How Long Do Herpes Outbreaks Last With Medication? Depending on the health of the patient and the type of outbreaks (primary or recurrent), untreated outbreaks can last from 1 to 6 weeks.

Is it possible that I had herpes for 20 + years without an infection?

And the doctor told me it was a new infection, not something that had been lying dormant for 20 years (i.e. since before I met my husband). They pretty much told me that my husband cheated on me and gave me an incurable STD.

Why did I only have a herpes outbreak once?

I remember a doctor telling me once that if you have herpes, and you get it treated with Antivirls on the first outbreak, its possible that you wont have an outbreak ever again. This is plausible because herpes simplex is similar to the virus that causes chickenpox (which you only get once).