I normally see it spelled “valacyclovir”; I’m a little confused about how much sense it makes to take prophylactically because most people already have HSV antibodies from a previous exposure, but I think if you’re worried about HSV it’s probably worth it.
I think “everyone has HSV” is severely exaggerated. In the US it’s ~half? overall. Rates have been going down for a long time so younger people are less likely to have HSV, and for the demographic characteristics common on lesswrong readers it’s lower still.
I normally see it spelled “valacyclovir”; I’m a little confused about how much sense it makes to take prophylactically because most people already have HSV antibodies from a previous exposure, but I think if you’re worried about HSV it’s probably worth it.
I think “everyone has HSV” is severely exaggerated. In the US it’s ~half? overall. Rates have been going down for a long time so younger people are less likely to have HSV, and for the demographic characteristics common on lesswrong readers it’s lower still.