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How well do antivirals shorten genital herpes pain duration?
- Author:
- Stephen T. Yip, DO
- Robyn Liu, MD, MPH
- Thomas Warrington, MD
- Charles W. Webb, DO, CAQSM
- Andrew Hamilton, MS, MLS
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Oral and intravenous (IV) acyclovir each shorten the duration of pain for a first primary outbreak of herpes by about 50%;...