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Is Acyclovere Effective In The Treatment Of Herpes?

If I could have been infected with herpes will it do any good to immediately start taking Acyclovere? I had unprotected sex twice with a man who's ex wife has herpes, if he has it he us asymptomatic. Never has had a break out. Rd wife did take medications. I know I need a blood test, I am just curious if it will do any good to immediately start acyclovere, possibly lessen my Chan's of contracting it. Thank you.
Thu, 9 Nov 2017
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1. as the history of unprotected sex with the man whose wife had herpes is present, thus a strong possibility of contracting the disease [genital herpes] is there.

PS. As genital herpes has no symptoms, so one can be infected and contagious without knowing it, so you may ask for:

-PCR blood test; which can tell you if you have genital herpes, even if you don't have symptoms.

- Cell culture: your health care examiner, will take a sample and look for herpes simplex virus [HSV] under a microscope.

2. Although mostly [in 90% cases] the immune system of a person clears the HPV in two years but may remain dormant in the body and reappear again if there is weakened immunity of the patient [like the occurrence of diabetes, tuberculosis, thyroid problem, recurrent cold]

PS. The HPV does not go away and may remain present in the cervical cells for years as such regular screening/follow up is recommended

3. antiviral agents [like valcyclovir] can be used to treat [as a therapeutic strategy] or to prevent [prophylactic strategy] disease, but consult an infectious disease specialist before starting the medicine, since nowadays acyclovir-resistant strains are there so that he can decide the best antiviral drug for you.

4. For such types of infections, Rasayana drugs (Rejuvenation/ Immunomodulators) should be taken i.e. which corrects the dysfunction of tissues without disturbing the functions of normal tissues, also Rasayana drugs potentiate humoral antibodies, by increasing serum Immunoglobulins such as IgA,IgG and IgM.
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Is Acyclovere Effective In The Treatment Of Herpes?

** Thanks for contacting with your health concern 1. as the history of unprotected sex with the man whose wife had herpes is present, thus a strong possibility of contracting the disease [genital herpes] is there. PS. As genital herpes has no symptoms, so one can be infected and contagious without knowing it, so you may ask for: -PCR blood test; which can tell you if you have genital herpes, even if you don t have symptoms. - Cell culture: your health care examiner, will take a sample and look for herpes simplex virus [HSV] under a microscope. 2. Although mostly [in 90% cases] the immune system of a person clears the HPV in two years but may remain dormant in the body and reappear again if there is weakened immunity of the patient [like the occurrence of diabetes, tuberculosis, thyroid problem, recurrent cold] PS. The HPV does not go away and may remain present in the cervical cells for years as such regular screening/follow up is recommended 3. antiviral agents [like valcyclovir] can be used to treat [as a therapeutic strategy] or to prevent [prophylactic strategy] disease, but consult an infectious disease specialist before starting the medicine, since nowadays acyclovir-resistant strains are there so that he can decide the best antiviral drug for you. 4. For such types of infections, Rasayana drugs (Rejuvenation/ Immunomodulators) should be taken i.e. which corrects the dysfunction of tissues without disturbing the functions of normal tissues, also Rasayana drugs potentiate humoral antibodies, by increasing serum Immunoglobulins such as IgA,IgG and IgM.