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How Long Can Herpes Stay Dormant. After people have the first outbreak of herpes the. It does not cause symptoms when it is dormant and remains dormant in the base of spine and nerves near the ears. Herpes viruses can survive for just a few short hours outside the body or cloth or hard surfaces but once in the body they have been known to remain dormant for years in rare cases. However it is certainly possible that you had herpes for 20 years before having a recognized outbreak yes I see it all the time.
Most cases of HPV clear within 1 to 2 years. My sister in law just came back from the clinic and was told she has genital herpes. How long can herpes type 1 stay dormant before your first outbreak. How Long Can Herpes Stay Dormant. Joel Rivera Jimenez answered 17 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology Herpes. It does not cause symptoms when it is dormant and remains dormant in the base of spine and nerves near the ears.
18 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology Herpes.
It is disappointing that that option may not have been raised for you. How long can herpes type 1 stay dormant before your first outbreak. When she confronted her BF of 3 years he said that way before he meet her he had a herpes scare but was tested and it came back negative he is trying to say maybe it stayed dormant. After the initial infection the virus can lie dormant in the body and can reactivate several times a year. Herpes can stay dormant in life for many many years. Recurrent herpetic outbreaks are usually shorter in duration averaging 7 days with less severe symptoms and are often preceded by a prodrome of itc.