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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi there I’m a women’s health NP and I spend an a LOT of time talking to people with new HSV diagnoses because a)it’s really common and b) the emotional impact is so huge. I’m sorry your daughter is dealing with this and the best thing she can do right now is educate herself because the more information she has the more she will realize that the stigma of HSV is really out of line with the medical implications.
In terms of daily suppressive or episodic (as needed) treatment it’s really a personal choice. But in my practice when somebody has a new diagnosis, I typically do offer them suppressive for the first year. After that it might be reasonable to see how often meds are needed based on frequency of symptoms.
But it’s really really really important that she understands this is not a dealbreaker in any aspect of her life. The hardest thing about it is that a lot of people have incorrect information about what it means to be diagnosed with HSV and the majority of people have no idea if they have been exposed or not because it’s very easy to manage the virus for a long time without having any symptoms. I wish you both the best.[/quote]

It's really not that common. [/quote]

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