Treatment for Genital Herpes - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Richard Sutter
January 27, 2008
Genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease, is difficult to cure since the virus hides within the nerve center of the patient and no antibiotic is powerful enough to kill it. However, the goal of genital herpes treatment is to provide some amount of relief from the discomfort caused by the disease and, may be, to reduce the time period that it takes to heal. However, the treatment should start as early as possible, particularly for recurrent outbreaks.
Genital Herpes Treatment And Antiviral Medication
The first step to take is to go for antiviral medication that will provide relief to symptoms and hasten healing of blisters or cold sores. Administration of regular painkillers will take care of the associated pain and tenderness to a great extent. Studies have shown that antiviral medication is helpful in reducing the time it takes for an initial outbreak to be healed, say within 4 to 5 days while it also decreases the number of days for the infection to remain contagious. Some people keep on taking antiviral medicines even after the ailment is controlled in the hope that it will prevent further outbreaks which is not so effective. What really matters is to use the drug after observing how long the outbreaks last, how severe or relentless they are and how often they occur.
However, people can take antiviral medicines every day to shorten the time period that a genital herpes outbreak takes to heal. However the medication can hardly prevent outbreaks totally, at best one or two episodes per year. But the best thing is to take these drugs as soon as the prodromal symptoms, i.e. typical tingling and pain associated with genital herpes appear. In such cases, a higher dose is recommended to control the disease.
In some cases, complementary medicine like amino acids have been found to be helpful in shortening the recurring outbreaks of genital herpes. It can reduce the number of outbreaks as well as promote healing of the sores to a great extent. Doses recommended are 4000 mg/day but people with kidney or liver ailments are not advised to go for this kind of treatment. So take care.
Genital Herpes Treatment And Pregnancy
Genital herpes treatment for pregnant women has now come under the guidelines from the CDC (Center for Disease Control & Prevention) that suggests "Oral antiviral medicine may be given to pregnant women for a primary HSV infection or for severe recurrent outbreaks and intravenously (IV) to pregnant women with severe HSV infection". However, if herpes blister or sore is present during labor or delivery, a cesarean section is mostly advised.
The genital herpes illness has a social consequence and often causes tension and strained relationships between couples. And so the disease needs to be treated as early as possible. It is also highly contagious and can spread from one partner to another.
So do seek genital herpes treatment early.
Genital Herpes Treatment And Antiviral Medication
The first step to take is to go for antiviral medication that will provide relief to symptoms and hasten healing of blisters or cold sores. Administration of regular painkillers will take care of the associated pain and tenderness to a great extent. Studies have shown that antiviral medication is helpful in reducing the time it takes for an initial outbreak to be healed, say within 4 to 5 days while it also decreases the number of days for the infection to remain contagious. Some people keep on taking antiviral medicines even after the ailment is controlled in the hope that it will prevent further outbreaks which is not so effective. What really matters is to use the drug after observing how long the outbreaks last, how severe or relentless they are and how often they occur.
However, people can take antiviral medicines every day to shorten the time period that a genital herpes outbreak takes to heal. However the medication can hardly prevent outbreaks totally, at best one or two episodes per year. But the best thing is to take these drugs as soon as the prodromal symptoms, i.e. typical tingling and pain associated with genital herpes appear. In such cases, a higher dose is recommended to control the disease.
In some cases, complementary medicine like amino acids have been found to be helpful in shortening the recurring outbreaks of genital herpes. It can reduce the number of outbreaks as well as promote healing of the sores to a great extent. Doses recommended are 4000 mg/day but people with kidney or liver ailments are not advised to go for this kind of treatment. So take care.
Genital Herpes Treatment And Pregnancy
Genital herpes treatment for pregnant women has now come under the guidelines from the CDC (Center for Disease Control & Prevention) that suggests "Oral antiviral medicine may be given to pregnant women for a primary HSV infection or for severe recurrent outbreaks and intravenously (IV) to pregnant women with severe HSV infection". However, if herpes blister or sore is present during labor or delivery, a cesarean section is mostly advised.
The genital herpes illness has a social consequence and often causes tension and strained relationships between couples. And so the disease needs to be treated as early as possible. It is also highly contagious and can spread from one partner to another.
So do seek genital herpes treatment early.
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