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A 25-year-old female asked:

my genital herpes blisters are starting to get smaller but they itch and smell bad. i'm still feeling sore does that mean the acyclovir is working?

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Dr. Glynis Ablon answered

Dermatology 29 years experience

It sounds like its : healing but blisters typically don't smell bad, I would see gynecologist to rule out another STD

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