The Best Treatment for Genital Herpes

If you get a cold, the flu, diarrhea, or any other aggravating and annoying ailment your first thought is "how do I get rid of this." The same goes when you have a sexually transmitted disease-all you want to do is get rid of the STD. Some sexually transmitted diseases are curable with specific antibiotics; but genital herpes is not one of them. You can use treatment to treat the symptoms, but once you have genital herpes, you will always have that virus. But, can treat the symptoms and possibly help prevent the frequency of herpes outbreaks.

Medical Treatment for the Herpes Simplex Virus

To get rid of the herpes virus symptoms and help decrease the amount of herpes outbreaks you have, your doctor can prescribe antiviral medications. This type of treatment, as with any other type of herpes treatment is only for the symptoms, not the actual herpes virus.

What Do Herpes Medications Do

It cannot be stressed enough that the herpes simplex virus has no cure. You may go months or even years between outbreaks or you may be some of the unfortunate herpes sufferers have outbreaks of the virus numerous times throughout the year.

Antiviral medications given for genital herpes can help decrease the amount of outbreaks for some people, lessen the pain associated with the genital herpes lesions, and help force the virus into remission. Basically the antiviral medications help to shorten the outbreak lifespan, decrease the frequency of outbreaks, and to help aide in pain relief from the genital herpes lesions.

The Most Popular Genital Herpes Medications

Currently there are three medications for genital herpes virus that work the best at treating the symptoms of genital herpes. These medications are given only as prescriptions so you will need to see a doctor or go to your local health department to not only get diagnosed with herpes but to also receive treatment.

The three most popular and best genital herpes treatment medications are:

-Zovirax

-Famvir

-Valtrex

Intravenous treatments, usually with Zovirax, are for those herpes sufferers who are experiencing a herpes outbreak and have a compromised immune system. These types of people are usually those with certain types of cancer, HIV, or AIDs.

Zovirax for the treatment of herpes has been around the longest and it has shown to be very helpful in treating the symptoms of herpes. This is one of the most popular herpes treatments and Zovirax has a reputation of being a type of medication for herpes that has the least amount of side effects and is most beneficial when it comes to treating herpes or helping to suppress outbreaks of herpes.

Treatment Options for Genital Herpes

There are generally two different types of treatment options for those with genital herpes. The two types of treatment options are:

-Suppression Therapy for Herpes

-Intermittent Therapy for Herpes

If you suffer from herpes outbreaks at least 6 times a year (genital herpes outbreaks marked by lesions, pain, and other outbreak symptoms) then your doctor will likely prescribe the Suppression Therapy.

Suppression Therapy treatment involves having the person with herpes take a daily dose of antiviral medication. For many, taking the antiviral medication daily has led to fewer outbreaks, less severe outbreaks, and outbreak that go away faster.

Intermittent Therapy for herpes is for those people who have outbreaks less frequently. The doctor will write a prescription for the antiviral medication and once the person begins to see the oncoming symptoms of an outbreak, they simply fill the prescription and begin taking the antiviral medication.

What to do about Herpes if you are Embarrassed or have Low Income

Studies show that 1 in 4 American have herpes and that is from reported cases, it is likely that many millions more have herpes. With this information, hopefully you will not be ashamed now that you know that many millions of people have the herpes virus already.

If you have a low income, you will probably qualify for medical services-including payment of herpes medications from you local health department.

Do not be embarrassed or think you cannot get treatment for herpes. Herpes is a virus and if left untreated could be dangerous to your health.

If you have herpes, think you have herpes, or have been involved in unprotected sex then you should notify your physician or locate a free clinic in your area. Even when you are not having a herpes outbreak, you are still contagious and you should tell any person you have sexual activities with that you have herpes. If you don't and you pass the herpes virus on to the other person, that person could legally sue you for personal injury.