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Treatment & Care
Medications can reduce the duration and frequency of herpes outbreaks. They can also help reduce the risk of HSV type 2 transmission to a susceptible partner.
Treatment
Antiviral drugs and how they’re administered.
Side effects and interaction information for the most common antivirals.
People infected with HSV might express anxiety over genital herpes; the psychological effect of HSV infection can be substantial. Read the recommendations about counseling which apply to people with this infection.
Get the skinny on some controversial alternative herpes treatments.
Guidelines for each of the most common medications.
This amino acid may help relieve outbreaks.
The ever-elusive herpes vaccine, microbicides and more.
The risks and rewards of signing up for a new herpes medication.
The FDA approves Famvir as the first one-day treatment for genital herpes and cold sores.
Care
When you've just found out you have genital herpes you may have questions such as: How serious is my condition? And what about my sex life and herpes infection?
Simple pain relievers such as aspirin may relieve most discomfort caused by genital herpes pain.
How to choose the right time, and portray it the right way.
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