Treatment
While there is no cure for genital herpes, there are treatment
options available.
Treatment with antiviral medication can help
control the infection in one of three ways:
- First episode: a 7 to 10 day course of oral antiviral medication,
such as acyclovir, can dramatically shorten the duration of the
first episode and lessen the severity of symptoms.
- Episodic therapy: when taken at the first sign of a recurrence,
oral antiviral medication can help reduce the duration of the
symptoms and discomfort of an outbreak.
- Suppressive therapy: continuous daily treatment
with smaller doses of oral antiviral medication can suppress
the virus’ activity
and reduce the number of recurrences.
Medications: Medications:
acyclovir [ZOVIRAX®] and valiciclovir
[VALTREX®] made by
GlaxoSmithKline; and famiciclovir [FAMVIR®]
made by Novartis.
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