Hi Grace (Or whomever has knowledge of this subject manner through personal experience and research), sorry to bother you and let me know if there's a better way to do this so that everyone can benefit from the knowledge that you share. But I was wondering if you could provide some clarification to "asymptomatic" HSV2 or genital herpes symptoms.
1.) I've been reading online that the majority of people (around 70%) are asymptomatic, however at the same time I've read other posts that in all actuality, the majority of people still have classic symptoms. Do you know which is the more current thought about genital herpes? Are more people asymptomatic or not? Difference among men vs. women?
2.) There's also posts about how asymptomatic or non-classic symptoms may be so minor that people won't know that they've had an outbreak. In your experience, is that something that the majority of people have? I feel that perhaps a majority of people are focusing a lot on their groin area and thus perhaps every little thing can be interpreted as a possible "asymptomatic" symptoms or prodrome to a herpes outbreak. As in could something as an occasional itch, that goes away once you scratch it be an asymptomatic sign or would this irregular symptoms be more persistent?
3.) Also, even if a person is asymptomatic, or have weird symptoms/signs, would you eventually seem some sort of outbreak or can a person just have asymptomatic signs chronically?
Again, this is all based on your own personal experience and knowledge of the field. I know many people are constantly worried that their symptoms indeed fall into the "irregular" or asymptomatic category, however there's not much information out there that clearly defines things, other than the general idea that "anything" can be an irregular sign.