Herpes Outbreaks

Speed The Healing Of Your Herpes Outbreaks

It can be tough finding out that you have herpes after your first few herpes outbreaks. About one in five Americans has the herpes virus and never even knows it. This is how the virus is passed to others. While herpes can have a complete lack of symptoms in one person, the virus can cause a variety of symptoms in others in what is known as herpes outbreaks.

The herpes virus can lie dormant in a person's body for months or even years before they ever experience any herpes outbreaks. For some the symptoms of genital herpes are mild and barely noticed at all if they do appear. For others the symptoms can be rather severe with cuts, sores, blisters or other skin irritation like burning or itching affecting the skin. In some people flu-like symptoms or painful urination can occur.

The herpes virus is fairly unpredictable. Some people have frequent herpes outbreaks while some people may only experience them rarely. For those people with frequent problems, daily suppression medications are the best solution. Daily suppression medicines can only be prescribed by a doctor and include brand names like Valtrex (an oral suppression medication), Famvir and Zovirax (a topical ointment).

If you are having frequent herpes outbreaks, you should speak to your doctor about taking daily suppression medicines. While suppression medications will not cure herpes they can help to speed the healing of herpes outbreaks and lower the rate of transmission to others. Your doctor will be able to give you more information about the latest treatment options available for herpes and prescribe you the medications that are right for you.