The statement that genital herpes is better with injections or medication is not scientific, genital herpes can be treated with both injections and medication, which can be chosen according to the specific situation.
The treatment of genital herpes is not limited to one kind of injection, but should be based on the patient’s condition, under the guidance of the doctor, choose the appropriate way of treatment, such as systemic medication, topical medication and so on, in order to achieve a better therapeutic effect.
Asymptomatic or subclinical infections usually do not require drug treatment. Treatment for symptomatic people includes both systemic and localized treatment. Systemic treatment is mainly antiviral therapy, and local treatment includes cleaning the wound and preventing secondary infection. Currently, the main antiviral drugs used to treat genital herpes are acyclovir, valacyclovir or famciclovir.
Interferon is often chosen for injection therapy as an adjunctive treatment for diseases such as herpes simplex, genital herpes and herpes zoster. Interferon binds to specific membrane receptors on the surface of viral cells to exert anti-DNA and RNA effects, including the induction of certain enzymes that prevent viral replication in virus-infected cells and inhibit the proliferation of these cells.
Interferon has immunomodulatory effects, enhancing phagocytosis by macrophages and specific cytotoxicity of lymphocytes against target cells.
Genital herpes is prone to recurrence and the treatment cycle may be relatively long, patients should actively cooperate with doctors in their daily life for appropriate treatment. At the same time, they need to clean themselves, cultivate good living habits, monitor their condition, and go to the hospital for review in time to reduce recurrence.