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Any creams or medications otc or prescription that you can put on genital herpes sore to speed healing & alleviate pain?

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Please call your gyn: Or go to an urgent visit center as the best is Valtrex (valacyclovir) pills and there are script anti herpes ointments u can also use put the pills work the fastest.

Answered 2/18/2015

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Will dryer kill herpes virus? Example : i took clothes out the washing machine but touched cold sore before i did that & then put the clothes in dryer, would it kill the virus? Or should i wash them again i have hsv1 orally i dont want it genitally?

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Can the medication reduce the time for the primary genital herpes to heal in 4 days? The sore disappear.. Is it may be something else

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Are cold sores different from genital herpes?Also, is there any medication that can supress it? I only use acyclovir cream when I have an outbreak.

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Doctor said I have folliculitis. I say genital herpes. I'm paranoid and they never bother testing me and gave me cream to put don't know what to do. ?

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The doctor diagnose me with genital herpes , and i took medication.Is it possible for the sore to disappear suddenly or it should crust and peel first?

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