{"id":3436,"date":"2024-04-01T18:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2024-04-01T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:54:18","slug":"a-practical-guide-to-diagnosis-management-and-patient-counseling-for-the-primary-care-clinician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2024\/04\/01\/a-practical-guide-to-diagnosis-management-and-patient-counseling-for-the-primary-care-clinician\/","title":{"rendered":"A Practical Guide to Diagnosis, Management, and Patient Counseling for the Primary Care Clinician"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Teresa A. Batteiger, MD, MS, Cornelis A. 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Sero- logic testing can be considered in selected cases based on the clinical scenario.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0015 \u00a0Options for treatment of genital herpes include acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir. The duration of therapy for primary infection is longer than for recurrent outbreaks. Sup- pressive therapy can be used to decrease frequency of outbreaks and decrease risk of transmission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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. HSV-1 can cause both oral and genital infection but is mostly associated with oral lesions (herpes labialis). HSV-2 is the leading cause of genital ulcer disease and increases risk for HIV acquisition two- to threefold. Although it can cause oral lesions in rare instances, HSV-2 almost exclusively causes genital infections and is more commonly associated with recurrent outbreaks. Most of the people infected with genital herpes are unaware of their status. A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) found that only around 13% of HSV-2 seropositive individuals had been diagnosed with genital herpes.5 However, these individuals can still shed virus intermittently. Genital HSV is commonly encoun- tered by primary care clinicians. Here, the authors review epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of genital herpes, illustrated by clinical vignettes and focusing on common patient questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInLeft\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Article-HCA-3-26-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Full Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teresa A. Batteiger, MD, MS, Cornelis A. 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