Suggest Treatment For Genital Herpes

Posted on Sun, 30 Apr 2017

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Sun, 30 Apr 2017 Answered on

Tue, 16 May 2017 Last reviewed on

Question : Is this genital herpes or friction blisters ?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be genital herpes, answer few questions

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
I have reviewed the attached photograph and it seems to be herpes genitalis.
What is the duration of onset of these lesions?
Are these associated with pain and burning?
Is this the first episode?
Are you sexually active? If yes is your partner having history of similar lesions in the past?
Kindly revert with the answers.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (8 minutes later)

Am sexually active with a partner of the last 8 months. This started 2 days ago after sex. Havent ever had something like this before. This is the first episode. Minor pain. No pain when i pee .

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (59 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be genital herpes, start antivirals

Detailed Answer:
It seems to be genital herpes.
I would recommend you to take antiviral medication like tablet aciclovir 400 mg thrice daily for 5 days and apply took antibiotic like mupirocin cream or fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice daily for 5-7 days.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D