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I wnt to the doctors n they are almost positive i have genital herpes.i'm just waitng on results.they gave me herpes meds but they aren't helping.help?
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New genital herpes: Assuming an initial infection (e.g. multiple painful sores, maybe swollen lymph nodes, maybe fever etc), it takes 2-3 days for the anti-herpes drugs (usually acyclovir or valacyclovir) to begin to help. Hang in there. Make sure they do tests to distinguish whether your herpes is HSV1 or HSV2: the virus type makes a BIG difference in prognosis, risk of transmission, and later treatment. Good luck!
Answered 8/9/2017
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