Genital herpes is an infection spread through unprotected sexual intercourse. The virus is incurable and remains inside the host forever. The main cause of the outbreak of the symptoms of genital herpes is still unknown. The virus is very volatile, so the probability and nature of activity of the virus is very difficult to determine. The virus can cause very painful outbreaks to no outbreaks which make it highly unpredictable. The number of uncertainties associated with this condition and the virus makes it very difficult to design a strong medication to treat it. However, the available treatments are capable enough to keep the virus in a dormant state and prevent it from spreading or causing outbreak of symptoms.
Famvir and Valtrex are effective treatments to fight the symptoms of genital herpes and push the virus into a dormant state. Famvir is the first stage treatment – this anti-viral treatment if used within 24 hours of noticing the first symptoms of genital herpes can prevent a full outbreak. This treatment is like the first line of defence to prevent the symptoms from growing further. Valtrex is a medication to deal with a full outbreak of genital herpes symptoms. It can help to relieve the pain within 24 hours and can clear the symptoms in less than 5 days. Both the treatments are highly effective in fighting the symptoms and keeping the virus dormant. Since there is no cure for the virus, these effective treatments are the only available solutions to prevent the spread of the condition and to control the virus.