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Herpes: Doctors
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The survey, which is posted on-line and accessible until August 2002, is designed to provide both doctors and people with herpes worldwide with a better understanding of herpes and its management. The results of the survey will be collated and released at the IHA Congress overseas in November next year.
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If you have concerns, or think you may have genital herpes, talk to your doctor. Accurate diagnosis of genital herpes is made most easily and correctly at the time of first infection.
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Preliminary evidence suggests that aloe gel used topically may improve the symptoms of genital herpes. Whether this same use of aloe will apply to oral herpes lesions is not known, but it may be worth trying in order to reduce the length and severity of your symptoms. Talk to your doctor about the possibility of using topical aloe vera for herpes lesions.
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You do not have to manage genital herpes alone. Your doctor is there to help but he or she first needs to be aware of how you really feel about the impact genital herpes is having on your life.
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A genital herpes infection in a child or infant suggests that the infection may have been transmitted by inappropriate or abusive touching (sexual abuse). This possibility should be considered and discussed with your child's doctor.
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Antiviral medicines may help shorten the duration of a herpes outbreak. If you have 6 or more recurrences of genital herpes per year, your doctor may recommend use of antiviral medicines at all times to prevent such frequent outbreaks.
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