Sexual Health
How can genital herpes be treated to improve? Three Common Treatments for Genital Herpes
Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease that can cause general discomfort, low fever, headache, and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes. What to do with genital herpes? Experts introduce that genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by HSV virus infection. Firstly, it is necessary to treat treatment correctly, relax the mind, live a regular life, and pay attention to dietary regulation; Genital herpes does not have specific drugs, and there are generally three treatment methods.
1. Drug treatment: The preferred drug is acyclovir, which can alleviate systemic symptoms and pain, and shorten the course of the disease. Generally, oral administration is sufficient, but in severe cases, intravenous injection is recommended; The second drug is isobutyl phenylpropionate, which has the effect of inhibiting herpes virus and taking oral medication; The third drug is virazole, which can alleviate symptoms; The fourth medicine is called virulin; The fifth drug is called cytarabine. You can choose at your discretion.
2. Immunotherapy: Cowpox, BCG vaccine, and polio syrup can all be used as immunotherapy for genital herpes, which has a certain effect on reducing recurrence. Some people also use interferon, transfer factors, placental globulin, etc. to enhance their immunity. According to reports, the herpes virus vaccine is currently in trial production to prevent and reduce recurrence.
3. Local treatment: The purpose is to prevent infection in the affected area and keep it clean and dry. The affected area is usually bathed or soaked in 1:5000 potassium permanganate; The affected area can also be cleaned with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution; Alternatively, apply 0.5% cytarabine solution to the affected area. Some topical applications such as acyclovir, herpes cream, compound neomycin ointment, and erythromycin ointment have certain effects.
Due to the characteristics of difficult treatment and easy recurrence of genital herpes, treatment must be thorough. Some patients may go to hospitals to buy medication or small clinics for treatment due to shyness, leading to recurrent diseases and posing great difficulties for future treatment.