What is episodic treatment of genital herpes with Acyclovir?
Episodic treatment of genital herpes means you take Acyclovir at the first sign of a genital herpes outbreak, treating each outbreak when it occurs to relieve the symptoms of pain, burning, and itching and speed up the healing of sores. You take Acyclovir as soon as you feel an outbreak is coming on for 5 days, then stop treatment until the next outbreak. This method may be preferred if you have outbreaks infrequently, or if they are mild when they occur.
