I learned that what the docs tell us / don't tell us isn't true . Your body can cure itself of this virus just like it does with the flu and even the stomach bug. Both are viruses that attach themselves to parasites and bacteria in your body . Yet when you go to the doc the only thing they tell you about herpes is that you can't get rid of it point blank .... no long talk no info no it's going to be ok just a shrug and if you have an outbreak we'll fill your prescriptions to mask the symptoms not prevent or get rid of them. Eventually your body catches on to the virus and just like the rest the virus runs its course and exits our body looking for another host. That is what an outbreak is ... just the virus trying to spread and escape the body . After a while our antibodies take care of the problem especially with good health and the percentage of the virus goes down in our cells although your test comes back negative there is still a small amount of its DNA in your body because it's keeping a memory of the virus in order to kill it or prevent it more effectively if contracted again just like when they give you a vaccination and they infect you with a small strand of a virus that your body can kill in order to protect you from it . If you're negative you're in the clear it's gone just in your cell memory so your test results will never come back 0.0 remember that . But anything .9 or below means you aren't contagious