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Rest assured, your first outbreak will be the worst. Take it from a couple who has had have for 15 years. Not sure why people are saying that you dodged a bullet! Symptomatically, Genital HSV1 is no different than HSV2. After the initial outbreak, further outbreaks will lessen in occurrence and severity. 20% of the white female population has it, 40% of the female black population. Most of them are asymptomatic, they have no idea they have it. Most pass it off as BV or a UTI. And its on the rise, some say doubling every decade. Also, any standard STD battery your doctor will request is VERY unlikely to include HSV in the list. Unless you have an immunodeficiency disorder, eventually, an outbreak will be far less issue than the common cold as far as how it affects you. It's so common and causes so few issues, research into has all but ceased since the initial overrated scare 30 years ago. Certain strains of HPV are likely to cause you more serious issues than HSV. That's why an HPV vaccination was researched and released. So, relax.