subject: Treating Genital Herpes - The Options for Treating and Healing Herpes Explained [print this page] If you've been diagnosed with herpes, you are no doubt experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions. Due to the undeserved taboo status given to this very common sexually transmitted disease, some people are too ashamed or embarrassed to seek treatment. Others go into a state of complete denial about the disease, while others still are intimidated by the prohibitive cost or embarrassment of obtaining medication for the disease.
Whether you fall into the above categories or not, you need to realise the importance of treating genital herpes. Through treatment you can get the disease under control and reduce the severity of symptoms, and reduce the frequency that they occur. This allows sufferers to get back to their normal lives, and shows them that herpes is not the end of the world, alleviating the psychological impact of the disease.
There are a range of options for treating genital herpes. The first we'll cover and most likely the first to be recommended by your doctor is anti-viral therapy. This involves taking prescription anti-viral medication either only when an outbreak occurs, or taking the meds on a daily basis, which is known as suppressive therapy. Which dosage program you take will depend on your symptoms, severity and reaction to the medication. If you experience heavy outbreaks of blisters (a common sign of herpes) this will likely be the first treatment recommended to you.
Those who either can't afford these sometimes expensive medications, or who experience negative side effects, or who simply prefer a natural alternative, can opt for natural means for treating genital herpes. Natural medications have been shown to be very effective in reducing outbreaks and outbreak severity, and usually present little to none in side effects.
Natural herpes treatments can be bought online, from a pharmacy, or from homeopathy or naturopathy practicioner. When buying online, confirm that the ingredients are sufficiently concentrated, as there are many options available online, but some are quite low in dosage of key ingredients.
Treating Genital Herpes - The Options for Treating and Healing Herpes Explained
