How to treat genital herpes

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Genitalia is a very important part of the human body, and among the common diseases in the genital parts, genital herpes is the most common reproductive system disease in men. This paper introduces the treatment of genital herpes.

How to treat genital herpes

Method 1: antiviral therapy was mainly used. The main purpose of treatment is to relieve symptoms, relieve pain, shorten the course of disease and prevent secondary infection. The current treatment methods can not achieve the effect of thorough elimination of virus and recurrence.

Method 2: general therapy. (1) The first is to keep genital herpes clean and dry around, in suffering from the disease, we can use isotonic saline every day to clean, pain can be oral analgesic, give spiritual 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.

Method 3: 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, if it is the first onset of genital herpes, the course of treatment is 7-10 days, recurrent genital herpes course of treatment is 5 days, frequent recurrences need to take a lower dose for a longer course of treatment.

matters needing attention

At present, for the treatment of genital herpes, the main method can be taken is the above several, and during the treatment, we should also pay attention to change the way of sexual behavior, to avoid non marital sex.