There are 3 prescriptive drugs approved for treating herpes. They work by interfering with the synthesis of DNA, to prevent the virus to reproduce. Directions for each medication vary, so special attention to the frequency of taking the medication. Herpes treatment include:
* Acyclovir (Zovirax): This is the oldest and is the general of this drug, therefore cheaper.
* Famcyclovir (Famvir)
* Valacyclovir (Valtrex): There should be a general of this drug in about one year.
All these drugs are effective against HSV 1 and HSV 2 and can be taken intermittently or continuously.
Episodic therapy
This means taking the medicine, if you have an outbreak or feel the pain of coming. As soon as you feel pain in coming to begin taking antiviral medications. If you start treatment soon enough, medications can reduce the severity and shorten the time of treatment.
You should take antiviral drugs occasionally:
* If you are not sexually active and have a rare outbreak
* If both partners are infected with genital herpes.
If you are both infected with the virus, the HSV 1 and HSV 2 in the genital area, then you do not have to worry about giving it to each other. One or both could crush if you have frequent ulcers, but you are not obligated to protect each other from the virus, because you already have the virus.
Suppressive therapy
You can take medication regularly to prevent the occurrence or pain. This is called suppressive therapy. We know that up to 70 percent of new cases of herpes transmission from someone indicating no apparent symptoms when they infect their partners. This is called asymptomatic shedding the virus. When taken suppressively, drugs do not always prevent outbreaks, but also help them to occur less frequently. Patients who are at least 6 outbreaks a year, suppressive therapy reduces the frequency by 70 percent to 80 percent. Many patients report not a symptom of an outbreak in the use of suppressive therapy.
You should take antiviral drugs:
* If you have frequent ulcers
* If you have HSV 1 and 2, who are sexually active with uninfected partner
* If you have HSV 1 mouth and your partner HSV 2 genital area, as you would crush prevent exposing your partner to another type of herpes
Once again, for optimum protection, it is important to use condoms or dental dams, along with anti-suppressive therapy.
Over-prescription drugs
Currently there are no more or prescription drugs shown to be effective. The most frequently discussed TCI is L-lysine. Some people report favorable results, but studies do not support the L-lysine to be effective in preventing or reducing outbreaks of herpes. If you think it helps to remember, you still have a duty to protect your partner. L-lysine, was not proven that the security for your partner. Currently, you will need prescription medications to protect your partner.
Symptom relief
If your symptoms of a serious sexual bothersome, here are some tips to help ease these discomforts:
* Wear loose clothing.
* Wear cotton underwear.
* Urinate in a bathroom or water for the genitals while urinating.
* Use of the drying agent in your bath water. You can sprinkle a little cornstarch to the genitals, and in the bathroom. Propitat twice a day for 15 minutes.
* Tannic acid in black tea was found to reduce the itching and pain. Place a wet tea package hurts.
* Ice packs for the defeat could be relieved.
The vaccine is being tested. This vaccine will not help people who already have herpes, but it will protect a person from contracting the virus.
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