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You might be surprised to learn that you may pass genital herpes on to your partner at any time, even if you don’t get that many herpes outbreaks. The virus can be active on the surface of your skin without showing any signs or symptoms. In fact, one study found that up to 70% of people who had genital herpes got it from their partner when their partner had no signs or symptoms of an outbreak.
The CDC recommends daily medication as part of a plan to reduce the risk of spreading genital herpes. Once-daily VALTREX is the only medication proven to reduce the risk of spreading genital herpes to a partner. Safer sex practices should be used with daily therapy.
VALTREX is not a replacement for practicing safer sex. If you are taking VALTREX to reduce the risk of spreading herpes to your partner, there are a few important things you need to do:
- Do not have sex when you get an outbreak or think you are about to get an outbreak.
- Always use a condom when you have sex.
- Take VALTREX every day as prescribed.
It is not known if VALTREX reduces the risk of spreading genital herpes in same sex couples.
Ask your healthcare provider if daily VALTREX is right for you.
See CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, 2006.
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