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What medicine should be used for male herpes?

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Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 01:24 PM

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  • Botelho Botelho

    Mar 29, 2026

    Male genital herpes is mainly treated with antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, ganciclovir and other drugs. At the same time, in order to prevent the herpes disease from migrating and aggravating the condition, potassium permanganate solution bathing or hydrogen peroxide solution can be used to soak the injured area, or 2% gentian violet solution can be applied externally. In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, we mainly choose some medicines that can clear away heat, remove internal heat, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, clear away heat and diuresis, such as Longdan Xiegan Pills, Chushi Weiling Decoction, Huoxue Zhitong Decoction, Angelica Aloe Vera Pills, etc.

    When men have genital herpes, there are many drugs to choose from. In clinical medicine, interferon ointment, acyclovir cream, ganciclovir cream, etc. are commonly used, and the actual effects are relatively good. It can also be treated with oral drugs. Common antiviral drugs include acyclovir tablets, interferon suppositories, etc. Genital herpes occurs mainly due to failure to pay attention to hygiene or herpes virus infection caused by sexual contact during normal sexual life. It is best not to have sex during the treatment period, because it is easy to cause cross-infection during sex. And eat light food, don't eat spicy food and irritating food. Normal symptoms may take three to four weeks.

    Clinically, the disease mainly manifests as herpes, the most common of which are herpes simplex virus infection and varicella-zoster virus infection. Since these two are caused by viral infections, there is a certain degree of similarity in treatment. For herpes simplex virus infection, use acyclovir, valacyclovir or famciclovir. However, for genital herpes caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, it is easy to relapse and may need to be used continuously. ; There are also patients who are resistant to acyclovir and need to be treated with phosphonic acid to inhibit viral infection.

    For herpes zoster and chickenpox virus infections, acyclovir and valacyclovir can generally be used to cure the disease. Herpes zoster patients with severe pain can use nonsteroidal analgesics. Diclofen is a common drug in clinical medicine.