Nowadays sex is one of the most marketed things. You see it everywhere at the TV, on the internet, on posters everywhere. But having sex can get you something you don’t really want. Sex can get you sexual transmitted disease. One of these sexual transmitted diseases is genital herpes. It is one of the most common diseases existing in these days. It may affect your genitals or your face or lips in case you contact by having oral sex. You may treat this disease. One of the most efficient ways to treat cold sores is using Valtrex.

This medicine is used for treating herpes zoster (shingles). Valtrex is used to treat and suppress genital herpes. It may be used by persons being infected with HIV virus and it may be use by those persons suffering from cold sores.

Valtrex is a medicine that comes in tablets. It is for orally usage. Usually this medicine is used for 7 days. You will take it three times a day every eight hours; this is when you use it to treat shingles. In case you will use it to treat genital herpes you will take it for five days. But if it used to treat cold sores Valtrex should be taken just for one day. It is very important to take Valtrex under medical surveillance and not to take more or less than your doctor or healthcare provider is telling you to. You must take this medicine for the entire period of time you were told to even if you start to feel better. You must nit stop taking this pill until you discuss with your doctor.

It is very important to tell your doctor if you are allergic to any medicines or to any substances. Also tell him or tell her if you had any problems with you immune system or if you had or have any kidney disease. Valtrex is a medicine that normally will not harm an unborn baby. But it would be better for you to discuss with your doctor if you are pregnant and you have to take this medicine. Also it is good to speak with him or her if you are breast – feeding because it is unknown if this medicine pass into breast milk.

It is very important to use this medicine only as directed by your doctor and not to overdose it. You must not take two doses at once if you miss one. But you may take the missed dose as soon as you remember as long as it is not almost time for the next dose.

You have to know that herpes infections are very contagious. If you have this kind of infection it is possible to infect someone even if you are under treatment. It is very important not to come in contact with anyone with the infected areas. You have to protect these areas. Also you have to know that Valtrex is a medicine that will not prevent spreading genital herpes. So avoid sexual contacts while you are suffering from genital herpes.