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- * Treatment options include episodic or suppressive therapy, which helps reduce the severity and duration of symptoms.
- * The infection significantly affects pregnancy and sexual health, making counseling on its management, transmission, and impact on partners essential.
Article Abstract
Genital herpes is a chronic, lifelong sexually transmitted viral infection, which can cause recurrent, self-limited genital ulcers. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 viruses. Genital HSV infection is a very prevalent STI, which causes self-limited, recurrent genital ulcers. Treatment decreases duration of symptoms and signs and can be provided as episodic or suppressive therapy. Genital herpes can have a substantial impact during pregnancy and on sexual health in general. Counseling on natural history, transmission, treatment, and management of sexual partners is an integral part of management of genital herpes.
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