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Once on medication, do herpes 1 genital herpes get worse before it gets better? i started the medication once the lesions were already there. i
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It is best to treat: herpes when initial symptoms (before blisters appear) like burning, itching, pain starts, then it shortens the course and can prevent the blisters from forming. Once lesions are present, taking pills may only shorten blister duration by a day or two
Answered 7/20/2014
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