What causes genital herpes to recur?

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease in our lives. The disease has a long cure period and the symptoms are recurrent. So what are the causes of the recurrence of genital herpes?

1) Not receiving formal and scientific diagnosis and treatment. Some patients are dismissive or impatient during treatment, do not follow the course of treatment, or use or buy drugs at random, which leads to drug resistance and recurrence of the disease.

2) Being misled by superficial phenomena and not receiving thorough treatment. The antiviral drugs and chemotherapy commonly used for genital herpes can only inhibit viral replication but cannot completely eliminate the herpes virus. Relapse is very likely after discontinuation of the medication and it is only a temporary solution and cannot address the root cause.

3) Misuse and abuse of antibiotics. As the virus replicates and mutates, drug resistance increases, drug efficacy becomes poor, and the effect becomes weak. The recurrence of the disease is ultimately directly related to non-standard treatment and irrational use of antibiotics. Therefore, during the treatment of genital herpes, patients must not take medication on their own.

4) Traditional treatments have poor efficacy and serious side effects. Traditional antiviral drugs have serious side effects, and the virus-killing effect is directly proportional to the damage to the body. This is a problem that traditional treatment cannot overcome or avoid.

5) Weakened autoimmune system. When the body's resistance is low, the proliferation ability of the genital herpes virus will increase, leading to the recurrence of latent genital herpes. Therefore, comprehensive prevention and treatment is necessary, and you should exercise more often to strengthen your physical fitness and improve your immunity.

6) Bad daily living habits. Genital herpes is mostly caused by unclean behaviors and habits, such as drinking, smoking, frequent sexual intercourse, and eating spicy and irritating foods, which can aggravate the disease and cause recurrence.