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How To Control Frequent Outbreaks Of Labial Herpes?
hello doctors.. i had labial herpes for 5 years now during the last 2 years it started to break out very rarely i wasn t a problem for me anymore i took vitamin b complex which i think kept it dormant ...this summer i caught genital herpes...the blisters never really came out i started treating it with vitamin c and i can telll that i t works very great the redness completeley disappeared....what happened is that my labial herpes started to flare up again getting outbreaks very frequently like once a week..please help me
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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hello thanks for consulting at hcm..u need antiviral therapy , should consult a endocrinologist/internal medicine,,since it is very recurrent,,u have to control the trigger factors and avoid the flare up,,,topical antiviral ointment is required,, so kindly consult asap,,hope it helps,,tc
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