Hello on July 2018 I got diagnosed with Genital Herpes Type 1 through a swab test. I had one mayor outbreak but there is something that worries me. I have been doing a lot of research lately and I have learned that Genital HSV-1 is supposed to have very few recurrent outbreaks per year.  I know for sure that after my initial outbreak I had another outbreak which manifested itself as a swollen bump on my genitals. After noticing this, I immediately started taking two Valtrex pills  each 500 mg daily for three days and the swollen bump ended up going away.  Then I had another one  ( I am not sure if it even counts as an outbreak because it was a very small bump that felt pretty hard it honestly resembled a pimple.  Now I just recently got another tiny tiny red dot on my genitalia but honestly I don’t even know if this is an outbreak or a pimple I having a hard time differentiating between the two.  I would also like to mention that ever since I got diagnosed I have been experiencing stress because of the social stigma and also because of other issues such as finances. I am not sure if stress could be a trigger for outbreaks or not. I have also felt in a fairly inconsistent basis tingling in my legs/ thighs which I know is the promodome . By the way I have been recently tested for every other std on the planet and have tested negative. I am just confused because if gential hsv-1 is supposed to have very few recurrences why am I getting these outbreaks? Would appreciate your advice! 

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I am honestly just a bit worried because I have heard that in rare cases Genital HSV-1 can behave like HSV-2. The fact that I may belong to this group gives me anxiety because that would mean that I might shed much more often and hence have a higher probability of passing it on to a future partner. Even at times when I am not stressed out I still get this occasional pins and needles feeling in my genitals and usually when I have this feeling  about a week or weeks after I get a very small bump that feels hard on my genitals and I immediately think it is an outbreak. The reason why I assume these are outbreaks is because I have read online that sometimes genital herpes outbreaks can resemble a minor skin condition such as a pimple. 

Also today at work I felt a mild feeling of pins and needles on one side of my genitals that lasted about 3-4 seconds long. If I get another weird small bump on my genitals that would be the 5 th time it happens this year. Please I need your advice and guidance. Thank you 

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So the pro dome feeling before an outbreak is supposed to be more constant not something that comes and goes and lasts a few seconds? Because with me  I would get a tingling feeling in my lower body ( mostly around my hip area) for a few seconds and then it would go away and I would not feel anything for days or a week or two and then I would have another random tingle....sorry I know I am being paranoid I just need the clarification. 

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Those stats are for genital Hsv1 correct? 

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