Chaos knows her stuff - first outbreaks of herpes are horrifically painful but if it was passed on to you through oral sex it is highly unlikely to bother you very much again if you look after yourself. Make sure you get a course of antivirals (usually aciclovir) from week 36 onwards - this will reduce the chance of it being passed to bubba during delivery to virtually none. If your partner has facial coldsores but has never been affected 'downstairs' you will have to be aware that during an outbreak you will be infectious and could pass it on to him through sex xxx
aciclovir yes thats it! lol thank you! It was driving me crazy trying to remember the name of it
I also think that a first ever bout of actual genital herpes is a lot more painful than shingles be honest, I work for a Homopathic Dr.
For her first out break (that coupled with a fever) she needs a slightly more aggressive approach to treatment, more so if she ends up with a pee infection and her immune system is gonna be battered at the moment.
This is coming from someone that hates taking drugs too. Homeopathic treatments are good for following outbreaks because you can take things to help prevent it.