One of the most common sexual transmitted diseases in our days is genital herpes. It may to appear to anyone having unprotected sex. It is a disease which may affect your mouth and face. This happens when a person have oral sex whit someone infected. It is very important for you to practice safe sex or to know very good your sex partner to be able to do sex without protection. But if you have genital herpes it is good to know that it can be treated. One of the most effective ways to treat this is using Zovirax.

Zovirax is a medicine that is used to treat infections of the skin. These infections may include your lips, face and your genitals. It may also be used to treat herpes zoster (shingles) and chickenpox.
The treatment using Zovirax should start immediately when you first observe the appearance of the symptoms. Some of the symptoms include tingling, burning, blisters. It is very important to wash your hands before using Zovirax and also after using Zovirax. You have to wear glove when you apply this medicine or use an applicator. You should do this in order to avoid spreading the disease to other parts of your body skin. You must apply enough medicine to cover the entire lesion or lesions.
You must avoid getting Zovirax near by the eyes or in the eyes. Usually you should apply this medicine for seven days. It has to be applied six times a day every three hours. This happens usually you have to follow your doctor instructions to know how to apply it correctly for you. Also you have use Zovirax for the entire period of time told by your doctor. You have to do so even if you start feeling better.

You have to speak with your doctor or healthcare provider before you start taking Zovirax. It is good for you to tell him or her if you are taking any other medicine or if you have any other medical condition. Also you must not use this medicine without talking with your doctor or healthcare provider. It is good to know that until know is unknown if this medicine will affect an unborn baby and it is unknown if it affects the breast milk. But do not use it if you are breast – feeding until you speak with your doctor.

This article was written for your information. You must know that this article does not cover all uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions. It contains some general information to help you have an image over this medicine. For best results and to avoid any unpleasant situations we strongly recommend you to check with your doctor or healthcare provider when you decide to use this medicine.