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A member asked:

Do cold sore creams sold over counter work for genital herpes?

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See your doctor: There are very effective oral and prescription topical medications to tx genital hsv infections. See you doctor for proper treatment, it will be far more effective than otc cold sore creams.

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/12/2015

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