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Is It Safe To Have Protected Sex While On Valacyclovir And Herbal Medicine For Herpes?
Question: yes if i take herbal medicine and vacyclovair may i still have protected sex with one partner without any outbreaks just feel sometime like razor burn. i have been taking vacyclovair faithfully for approximately 8 years.
Brief Answer:
yes, you can if use valcyclovir and protection
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It is possible to transmit herpes even if no symptoms are present, this is called asymptomatic transmission.
Asymptomatic transmission can occur in up to 80% of person according to one medical study.
According to a study, the use of valcyclovir reduce the risk of transmission by 50% and this was in persons with a history of recurrent infections, up to 9 a year.
For you, with no history of recurrent infections, the suppression should be greater and the risk of transmission very low.
Once you are using protection, the chance of transmission is very minimal,
This means that using both the valcyclovir and protection should reduce the risk very significantly.
The herbal medication should help as well but with most herbal meds there are no thorough medical studies showing how effective they are.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
yes, you can if use valcyclovir and protection
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It is possible to transmit herpes even if no symptoms are present, this is called asymptomatic transmission.
Asymptomatic transmission can occur in up to 80% of person according to one medical study.
According to a study, the use of valcyclovir reduce the risk of transmission by 50% and this was in persons with a history of recurrent infections, up to 9 a year.
For you, with no history of recurrent infections, the suppression should be greater and the risk of transmission very low.
Once you are using protection, the chance of transmission is very minimal,
This means that using both the valcyclovir and protection should reduce the risk very significantly.
The herbal medication should help as well but with most herbal meds there are no thorough medical studies showing how effective they are.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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