Genetal HSV-1 - Is is less contagious the older it gets?

[genhsv1]

Is it true that genital herpes (HSV1) will be contagious/active the first year of exposure than in the following years?
Is there any study done to consider if shedding decreases relatively as the years pass by?

[genhsv1]

I meant to ask, is genital hsv-1 the most contagious in the early years than in later years? Does shedding events reduce as the time goes on and as the number of outbreaks reduce?

[gracefromHHP]

We really don't have studies that look at shedding patterns for folks infected with hsv1 genitally long term  :(    As of now - it's 3% of days on average for hsv1 genitally.  That would mean 3 days out of every 100 days the virus is active on average in most folks.  

grace

[heretohelp792]

If you have HSV-1 and take valtrex doesn't that reduce the percent to 2%?

[gracefromHHP]

We do not have stats on valtrex with genital hsv1 when taken suppressively like we do with hsv2.  

grace