How is genital herpes treated

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I have a good friend from childhood to adulthood. A few days ago, she called me to say that she suffered from genital herpes and didn't want to trouble her family who were away from home on business. So she asked me to accompany her to the hospital for examination. Let's talk about how to treat genital herpes.

How is genital herpes treated

First, there are many ways to treat genital herpes, the most important is anti HSV treatment. At present, only acyclovir is confirmed to be effective, while other drugs are still under investigation. Immunosuppressive therapy should be considered for patients aged 6-8 years or with more than 6 recurrences a year. Physical therapy with He Ne laser irradiation can promote the healing of lesions and shorten the course of disease.

Second: some commonly used external washing or external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine can reduce the pain and symptoms of genital herpes. If pregnant women, such as no threat to maternal life of severe genital herpes infection, it is best not to systemic medication. In order to prevent infection, gamma globulin can be injected immediately after delivery.

Third: the treatment of genital herpes for general treatment, local pain relief can be used local anesthetic drugs, such as 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment, but some patients still need oral analgesic. If there is secondary bacterial infection, appropriate antibiotics should be used. At present, only acyclovir is confirmed to be effective, while other drugs are still under investigation.

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The above is a simple introduction to some of the treatment of genital herpes, here we also suggest that those patients with genital herpes this disease, must go to the hospital in time for treatment, not because of some of their own factors and missed the best time for treatment.