How to treat genital herpes

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Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease, mainly caused by herpes simplex virus. People should treat genital herpes in time when they find it in the early stage, otherwise it will worsen, endanger people's health and may become cancerous. In order to prevent this situation, let me introduce how to treat genital herpes.

How to treat genital herpes

Treatment 1: general treatment, (1) mainly to keep the local clean, dry. It can be washed with isotonic normal saline every day, and pain patients can take oral analgesics to give mental comfort. (2) Patients complicated with bacterial infection can use antibiotic ointment externally. (3) If local pain is obvious, topical 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment or oral analgesics can be used. (4) Psychological support, explain the nature of the disease, the causes of recurrence and how to treat and deal with it, enhance the confidence of fighting against the disease.

Treatment 2: antiviral therapy, the recommended treatment options include: acyclovir, oral, 5 times a day; or acyclovir, oral, 3 times a day; or valaciclovir, oral, 2 times a day; or famciclovir, oral, 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 7-10 days for newly diagnosed genital herpes and 5 days for recurrent genital herpes. Patients with frequent recurrence need to take a lower dose for a longer course of treatment.

Treatment 3: Life conditioning, in the genital herpes disease, we should pay attention to daily life and eating habits, develop good living habits, at the same time in the daily diet to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, but also drink more water.

matters needing attention

Emotion is also more important. Patients should keep themselves in a peaceful state, keep optimistic mood, learn self psychological adjustment, ensure adequate sleep and rest, avoid overwork, cooperate with doctors to insist on treatment, and find a specialist for consultation or follow-up in time when they find discomfort.