What can my doctor do about my herpes?

What can my doctor do about my herpes?

Daniel Behroozan (Dermatologist) gives expert video advice on: Do dermatologists treat the skin on genitalia?; What is 'herpes'?; What do herpes look and feel like? and more...

Herpes, often, is a self-limited disease. If you don't treat it, it will resolve on its own naturally as your own immune system fights it. It can last longer and be more painful without treatment. Your doctor can prescribe an anti-viral medication to take to help decrease the frequency of your herpes outbreaks and the length of the disease with each outbreak. Certainly, if you're getting numerous outbreaks a year, especially genital herpes, you should see your doctor to prescribe you a daily suppressive dose of anti-viral medication to help with those outbreaks.