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Sexual Health Checkup with Dr. Greg, aka Dr. Gregory Paczkowski, Co-founder of Mona Health, on Condoms, Emergency Contraception, PrEP, Herpes & STI Testing

Private Parts Unknown: Sex & Love Around the World

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What to Know About Herpes Syplex Virus

There is no cure for it but it can be managed and there are two kind of strategies to managing outbreaks due to herpes syplex virus one is taking a medication as an outbreak is about to occur. If you have HSD probably in most cases HSD2 then you can take a daily pill ballet cyclovir to prevent outbreaks before they occur. It also decreases viral shedding but it doesn't cut it off completely, viral shedding can happen whether or not you have open lesions or an active outbreak or if your outbreaks cause you anxiety which it does for a lot of people regularly.

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