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when is it safe?
I've had HSV 2 for over 10 years now and rarely have outbreaks. I recently had an outbreak and took Lysine to help and it feels like it is cleared up (it's been 9 days). Today I looked at the outbreak region with a handheld mirror and although the region no longer hurts, I can see what looks like a healing scar where the outbreak was. Should I wait until the area looks completely back to normal before having sex again? Can the outbreak be completely over if a scar still exists? I feel fine, but am nervous because I don't want to spread HSV to my partner. But it has been almost 10 days, and maybe I'm overreacting. Any insights are greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks. The area doesn't look "scabby". It looks like a scab was there that has healed. If you say that a scab is not contagious though, then doesn't that mean it can't be spread to my partner? I'm sure it's best to just wait until everything looks back to normal, but I'm just curious. I guess I expected it to be fully healed in 10 days. Thanks again
Hi, full healing would be the safest way. Scabbed herpes leisons are not contagious most of the time so its best to wait until they are completly healed
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