treatment for herpes

[smithjhon]

Dr,

I have infected with herpes last four years HSV 1 IgG 106 EU/ml positive which was found by blood test. The problem is blister out breaking like small pimples in the pennis, this recurrence problem happening 5 t0 6 times in a year and i am 28 years aged male person. And HIV 1 & 2 was found negative.

Kindly advise me, whether I can get married or not. And if get married the herpes get spread with my wife. And how dangerous this dieaseous. When ever out breaking comes I used to take Aciyclovir 200mg 5 time in a day for five days as per doctors advice. Is it enough or I can go with other treatment for better cure.

Waiting for your valuable guidence.

Thanks

Smith

[Caliope]

I'm not a dr.

There is no reason you can't get married. There is no reason you can't live a normal happy life and have a family and children.

Yes this is contagious and you can spread it to others but you can reduce the chances of that happening.

Some things that help reduce spreading this to others are using condoms, taking antiviral medications (such as Acyclovir, Valtrex, Famvir) or finding a healthy lifestyle that helps you to manage the herpes outbreaks (ob's) so that they are less frequent.

You can easily spread this to someone through sexual intercourse or if you have them perform oral sex on you. It is contagious even when there are no signs of an ob.

There are risks with herpes but in most cases they are not life threatening. They are most risky for infants and people who have weakened immune systems.

Here is a link that discusses the herpes virus.

http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_simplex_1_and_2.htm

Here is a link about treatments.

http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_treatment.htm

You should discuss treatment and prevention with a dr. Many dr's will prescribe suppressive therapy, which is a course of antiviral medications you can take daily to suppress the virus and reduce ob's.

I recommend that you always tell your partners that you have this before engaging in sexual activity and try to keep from spreading it.

[smithjhon]

know more on herpes

hi caliope,

thanks for ur messaage, and i would like to know more things about herpes,

i ve hsv 1, now i am going to get married as u advised nothing wrong to get married. fine now my worrie is, whether this disease will get spread with my wife and infant while pregnancy? i used to get outbreak 2 t0 3 months once and i am taking aciclovir (zovirax) 200mg 5 times a day for 5 days, is it enough or i have to go for other treatment. is there any treatment to not spread the herpes to my wife. i am too scared because i am going to get married coming feb.

kindly advise me. I am from india.

thanks

I'm not a dr.

There is no reason you can't get married. There is no reason you can't live a normal happy life and have a family and children.

Yes this is contagious and you can spread it to others but you can reduce the chances of that happening.

Some things that help reduce spreading this to others are using condoms, taking antiviral medications (such as Acyclovir, Valtrex, Famvir) or finding a healthy lifestyle that helps you to manage the herpes outbreaks (ob's) so that they are less frequent.

You can easily spread this to someone through sexual intercourse or if you have them perform oral sex on you. It is contagious even when there are no signs of an ob.

There are risks with herpes but in most cases they are not life threatening. They are most risky for infants and people who have weakened immune systems.

Here is a link that discusses the herpes virus.

http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_simplex_1_and_2.htm

Here is a link about treatments.

http://www.herpes-coldsores.com/herpes_treatment.htm

You should discuss treatment and prevention with a dr. Many dr's will prescribe suppressive therapy, which is a course of antiviral medications you can take daily to suppress the virus and reduce ob's.

I recommend that you always tell your partners that you have this before engaging in sexual activity and try to keep from spreading it.

[Caliope]

smithjhon -

Just a reminder - I am not a dr.

Antiviral medications can stop an outbreak (ob) and can prevent future outbreaks while you take the medication but they cannot 100% guarantee that you cannot pass this to someone during sexual contact. Condoms can help to prevent transmission but they also are not 100% guaranteed. A combination of antiviral meds and condoms can reduce the chances of transmission to a partner.

You can take antiviral medications as daily suppressive therapy and they can help reduce transmission to a spouse. You would want to discuss this with your physician to get a daily prescription. Do not ever engage in sexual relations if you have an active ob as this is when it is most contagious. It is contagious when there is no active ob but the statistics are reduced.

It is dangerous to the fetus for the mother to be infected during pregnancy because neither mother or baby have antibodies to protect them.

If a woman is infected before pregnancy she has antibodies than can protect her and the unborn baby. If she has an active ob at the time of delivery a cesarean section can be performed to prevent the baby from being exposed.

the virus is spread by skin to skin contact with the virus and after a baby is born they would be at little risk of contracting an infection from a parent who has a genital infection.

I recommend that you discuss your infection with your bride to be so that she is aware of the possibility of infection and together discuss this with a physician so that you can plan how to reduce the risk of transmission.