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Genital herpes is a lifelong condition. There are, however, medicines that you can take to treat the symptoms and prevent future outbreaks. Managing genital herpes includes changing your lifestyle habits, as well.
Treatment involves:
There are no surgical options for the treatment of genital herpes.
References:
Genital herpes—CDC fact sheet. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm . Updated February 11, 2013. Accessed February 25, 2013.
Genital herpes treatment. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/genitalHerpes/understanding/Pages/treatment.aspx . Updated January 26, 2011. Accessed February 25, 2013.
Genital herpes fact sheet. US Department of Health and Human Services Womens Health website. Available at: http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/genital-herpes.cfm . Updated August 10, 2009. Accessed February 25, 2013.
Herpes genitalis. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/what . Updated September 4, 2012. Accessed February 25, 2013.
Workowski KA, Berman S, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010. MMWR . 2010;59(No. RR-12):1-110.
Last reviewed March 2013 by Brian Randall, MD
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