What to do about multiple recurrences of genital herpes

Multiple recurrences of genital herpes can be treated by improving lifestyle, taking good topical care during recurrences and timely medication in order to relieve symptoms and reduce the recurrence rate. Genital herpes is a condition of blisters, ulcers, vesicles, and painful changes in the genital area and perianal skin of both men and women caused mainly by herpes simplex virus type 2 infection. Genital herpes is mainly treated with antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, to control the condition, relieve symptoms and shorten the duration of the disease, but it cannot completely cure genital herpes; if genital herpes recurs several times, the following measures can be taken to improve; 1. improve lifestyle: pay attention to the combination of work and rest, avoid excessive tension and anxiety, eat a balanced diet, appropriate exercise, enhance immunity, in order to reduce the recurrence rate. 2. do a good job of local care and medication when recurrence: genital herpes recurrence should pay attention to keep the local clean and dry, avoid scratching, follow the doctor’s instructions to apply acyclovir cream, oral acyclovir tablets, etc. to control the condition, the female patients should wash the local area with lukewarm water after each urination and defecation. Genital herpes recurs many times, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the physician to deal with.