HSD121 Study of Effective Treatment of Genital Herpes in Women in Ukraine

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), characterized by lifelong infection,periodic reactivation. Worldwide, more than 400 million people have genital herpes caused by HSV-2. For patients with genital HSV-1 infection or those with asymptomatic HSV-2 infection, suppressive therapy may be considered for those with significant psychosocial distress due to genital herpes and suspected sexual partner infection.There are several strategies for the use of antiherpetic drugs (acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir), which have been studied and tested in cases of first infection with genital herpes, episodic and suppressive cure.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research