Genital herpes

MedWorm: Genital Herpes Genital herpes April 15, 2011 at 3:32 PM New evidence; conclusions changed for: Antiviral treatment (oral) versus no treatment for an acute recurrent episode of genital herpes in people with HIV Two RCTs added; categorisation changed from Likely to be beneficial by consensus to Likely to be beneficial (based on RCT evidence). New evidence; conclusion confirmed for: Antiviral maintenance treatment (oral) in late pregnancy (at least 36 weeks' gestation) in women with a history of genital herpes New evidence added. Categorisation unchanged (Unknown effectiveness), as there remains insufficient evidence to judge whether antivirals reduce the rate of transmission of infection because of the rarity of neonatal transmission of herpes simplex virus (HSV) from wome... MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find out how you can get your message posted here and on over 100,000 other medical web pages in just a couple of days, plus support MedWorm at the same time.