I have been taking medication for this disease for about 20 years. My doctor recently told me that I am probably safe and that I can discontinue taking Acyclovir. Can this be true? Have I been spending money unnecessarily for many of these years? I have not had an outbreak for at least 15 of those years. I somehow feel cheated that none of my previous doctors indicated that I probably no longer needed to take the medicine.
Daily long-term preventative medication, called...
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What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex viruses (HSV) type 1 and type 2. Most genital... Read more »
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for Oral HerpesOral TreatmentsAcyclovir (Zovirax), valacyclovir (Valtrex), and famciclovir (Famvir) -- the anti-viral pills used to treat genital... Read more »
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for Genital HerpesNo drug can cure herpes simplex virus. The infection may recur after treatment has been stopped and, even during therapy, a patient... Read more »
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Serum herpes simplex antibodies is a blood test that looks for antibodies to the herpes simplex virus. See also: Herpes viral culture of lesion ... Read more »
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Symptoms vary depending on whether the outbreak is initial or recurrent. The first (primary) outbreak is usually worse than recurrent outbreaks.... Read more »
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