For the ones that have herpes?

Question

if you have herpes how often do you usually have an outbreak on average?

Answer 1

Both of the answers above mine give good information.
Frequency of symptoms is different for every person.

I do some local advocacy so I talk to a lot of people about herpes.
Some personal experiences:
I've had HSV-2 for two years. I've never had a noticable symptom and I don't use suppressive therapy.

One of my girlfriends has had HSV-2 for 10 years. She gets outbreaks when she's very stressed or sick. She estimates about 5 outbreaks a year even on suppressive therapy.

A guy I know has had GHSV-1 for 8 years. He had his primary OB 2 weeks after exposure and immediately went on daily suppressive therapy. He had no more outbreaks until 2 months ago. He's still dealing with the outbreaks and thinking about changing his meds.

Another guy I know has had HSV-2 for 3 years. Even with suppressive therapy he has mild outbreaks every few weeks.

Another girlfriend has had HSV-2 for 12 years. She doesn't use anti-virals. She had an outbreak a month for the first couple years and then they started tapering off. She's only had 3 OBs over the last 5 years.

For most people, the number and severity of outbreaks tend to decrease the longer you have HSV.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Once a person is infected, the virus hides within nerve cells, making it difficult for the immune system to detect and destroy it. Within the nerve cells, the virus may remain dormant for an extended time, a period called "latency."
The infection may reactivate at any time, at which point the individual once again develops painful blistering over the genitals, anus, inner thigh, or mouth. A variety of events may trigger latent infection to become active, including mechanical irritation, stress, menstruation, and fatigue.
Recurrent attacks can occur as seldom as once per year, or so frequently that the symptoms seem continuous. Recurrent infections in men are generally milder and of shorter duration than those experienced by women.
Please see the web pages for more details on Genital Herpes.

Answer 6

That's a very broad spectrum. Many people containing the virus rarely, if ever, have outbreaks while many others can have outbreaks every few days, weekly, or monthly. There is no average to offer.