A 43-year-old member asked:
can you get rid of liasions formed on your vaginal area from genital herpes na
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Dr. Jessica Khan answered
32 years experience Infectious Disease
Yes: Even without treatment, the lesion would resolve itself in 2 weeks time like it never happened. However, if you obtain medicine for it and start taking it within 72 hours of noticing the lesion or its earliest symptom, it cuts down lesion resolution to within 24 hours of your first dose.
Answered on Oct 4, 2016
Dr. Marvin Stein answered
51 years experience Urology
Yes: But they can come back.
Answered on Mar 2, 2013
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Dr. Elvia Greathouse answered
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Herpes: Your doctor should prescribe an antiviral, like valcyclovir for the herpes. The fishy odor may be related to an infection called bacterial vaginosis, ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Lama answered
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Possible: It is quite possible to get both oral and genital herpes from an infected individual.
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
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Vaginal sex no risk: Herpes can only be transmitted by direct, personal contact with the infected area. Assuming you do not also have genital HSV1, vaginal sex cannot tran ... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kathy Robinson answered
32 years experience Family Medicine
Not true: People with herpes can spread it even if there is no outbreak or if you do not touch the outbreak area. Use condoms for better protection, but even th ... Read More
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