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Best way to keep herpes symptoms from recurrence
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Herpes simplex 1: Melissa officinalis or lemon balm (cream) expedites healing of cold sores. It can reduce healing time by half. Studies also show that regular use can ... Read More
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4.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Joy Jacksonanswered
Family Medicine 21 years experience
Unfortunately : Unfortunately there is no cure for herpes and none on the horizon as far as I am aware. If you have not had an outbreak then it is possible you may ne... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Agree with Dr. J: Herpes virus persists in body. Oral herpes, cold sores are generally harmless. Genital herpes eruptions may be painful and require prescription drugs.... Read More
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231 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Moist herpes sores: Can easily become infected with bacteria or can lead to auto-innoculation on other parts of your body; so drying them is beneficial. Many remedies are... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Kathleen Mullaneanswered
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Treating the virus!: There are no available topical treatments for herpes simplex virus (hsv). There are studies looking at new agents (www.Clintrials.Gov for info) lesi... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Not have Herpes!: I am assuming you have herpes, since you would have not asked the question. Both type 1 and 2 herpes are not site specific, ie. Oral and genital types... Read More
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5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Zafar Khananswered
Urology 60 years experience
No: When your partner has no visible lessions, it is safe to have sex and get pregnant. Danger is only when active lessions are present
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1.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Herpes simplex: What you describe are unlikely to be due to Herpes infection. The best way in which to check would be to unroof the lesions and obtain stains and vir... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Silvermananswered
Specializes in Infectious Disease
Soap and water: Keep it clean with gentle soap and water.
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stanley Lightfootanswered
60 years experience
See below: You can not get rid of it there is no therapy that is effective in curing you of herpes. However the symptoms that occur with this usually lessen wi... Read More
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5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Goodpasteranswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Sorry but,: You really need to have your md or dentist (if in oral area) look at the lesions to determine for certain.In some cases, blood work is needed to be su... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
This is one of many questions that suggest you are more worried than necessary about oral herpes. Blood tests can detect longstanding infection, but a... Read More
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Answered Feb 09, 2022
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