How do genital herpes get treated?

There are three antiviral oral medications and one topical medication (cream).

Acyclovir (Zovirax), famciclovir (Famvir), or valacyclovir (Valtrex) can be used to treat genital herpes. The topical form is acyclovir (Zovirax ointment).

You can also treat some of the symptoms with other prescription medication and even over the counter medication. Ibuprofen can help with the swelling and pain and if the pain is really bad your doctor can prescribe medication like Vicodin or even Tylenol with Codeine (Tylenol #3). Source(s): Personal experience. I have had genital herpes for over 5 years. I am also a pharmacy technician for a hospital.

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theres things u can take to prevent outbreaks but from what ive learned via tv commercials theres NO cure for them.
Several antiviral medications are available to treat genital herpes. These medications can relieve symptoms, shorten the length of outbreaks, and prevent some recurrent outbreaks. They cannot cure genital herpes nor prevent all recurrent outbreaks. A vaccine to prevent herpes infection is not available at this time, but several are being studied and may be available soon.

Antibiotics, which fight bacterial infections, are not effective in treating a viral infection such as genital herpes.

There is no cure for genital herpes. After the primary outbreak, some people have just a few recurrent outbreaks over their lifetime, while others may have 4 to 6 outbreaks a year. Recurrent outbreaks are more likely if the cause is HSV-2 and generally are less severe and heal more quickly than the primary outbreak. Usually the number of outbreaks decreases after several years. While genital herpes is bothersome and may cause emotional distress, it usually does not cause serious health problems in otherwise healthy adults.
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