Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease, caused by one of the many representatives of the herpesvirus family.
A typical picture of the disease looks like this: in the genital area appear bubbles, which then expand, with each other unite and, bursting, form painful sores. Women most often affect the vagina itself and its vestibule, labia and cervix. Less often the rashes are located on the pubic, hips, buttocks and in the perineum.
Genital herpes not only causes physical and moral pain but also causes weakening of immunity, causes chronic diseases of the internal genital organs and can eventually cause both female and male infertility.
Classical drugs for the treatment of genital herpes are acyclic nucleosides (acyclovir, valacyclovir, famciclovir). However, recently there is an increasing number of viruses resistant to acyclovir (and similar to it). Therefore, acyclic nucleosides are recommended to alternate with each other (for example, acyclovir with valaciclovir) or use them together with interferon preparations. Interferon is one of the most powerful antiviral proteins in the body. It recognizes the infectious agent that entered the cell and prevents its reproduction. It is believed that the lack of interferon in the body is the cause of recurrence of herpes.