text: Antiviral therapy is the mainstay of management for genital herpes. Systemic antiviral drugs can partially control the signs and symptoms of herpes episodes when used to treat either first clinical and recurrent episodes, or when used as daily suppressive therapy.  However, these drugs neither eradicate latent virus nor affect the risk, frequency, or severity of recurrences after the drug is discontinued. Randomized trials have indicated that three antiviral medications (Acyclovir, Valacyclovir, and Famciclovir) provide clinical benefit for genital herpes.  Topical therapy with antiviral drugs offers minimal clinical benefit; its use is discouraged.
  Currently, there is no<unk>  that can eradicate any of the herpes viruses from the body.  Supportive<unk>  includes non-prescription analgesics and topical anesthetic<unk>  (such as Prilocaine, Lidocaine, or Tetracaine) for itching and pain. Counseling regarding the natural history of genital herpes, sexual and perinatal transmission, and methods to reduce transmission is an integral part of clinical management.
option_0: Herpes simplex treatment
option_1: Herpes zoster medical therapy
option_2: Onychomycosis medical therapy
option_3: Dermatophytosis medical therapy
option_4: Hand-foot-and-mouth disease laboratory tests
option_5: Syphilis medical therapy
option_6: Neurosyphilis medical therapy
option_7: Oral candidiasis medical therapy