I recently found out I have genital herpes. Ive had one outbreak and I am now on valtrex 500mg daily for suppression along with Lysine 1000mg BID and all seems well. My boyfriend has hereditary spherocytosis and had his spleen removed as a child (he is now 34). My question is, if he is affected with HSV at some point, would the condition be worse for him, i.e. more frequent outbreaks, more severe outbreaks? I know he is more susceptible to bacterial infections, but is the risk also increased for viral afflictions as well? We are both otherwise healthy and use condoms religiously to hopefully prevent transmission. Thank you.