Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the herpes simplex virus.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- CAUSES OF GENITAL HERPES
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GENITAL HERPES
- DIAGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- TREATMENTS FOR GENITAL HERPES
- PROGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- COMPLICATIONS OF GENITAL HERPES
- GENITAL HERPES AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GENITAL HERPES
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GENITAL HERPES
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GENITAL HERPES
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GENITAL HERPES
- HOME REMEDIES FOR GENITAL HERPES
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GENITAL HERPES
- YOGA FOR GENITAL HERPES
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- Fever
- Blisters in the genital area
- Itching
- Burning sensation and pain when urinating
- Genital sores
- Pain on the genital area
- Skin rashes
CAUSES OF GENITAL HERPES
- Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF GENITAL HERPES
The disease is transmitted from one person to another through sexual intercourse or the skin breaks in the skin or lining of the mouth. The virus causes blisters in the genital area. Redness and itching are present around the blisters.
DIAGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- History taking
- Diagnosis through signs and symptoms
- Laboratory investigations
- Viral culture
- PCR test
TREATMENTS FOR GENITAL HERPES
- Antiviral drugs
PROGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- Prognosis is based on the stage of the disease and condition of the patient.
- The undiagnosed or untreated genital herpes leads to complications
COMPLICATIONS OF GENITAL HERPES
- It causes complications in pregnant women
- Spreading of the infection to other sites of the body
- Meningitis
GENITAL HERPES AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda,genital herpes is managed based on the symptoms
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF GENITAL HERPES
- Agantu factor – infection
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- Fever – jwara
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF GENITAL HERPES
Genital herpes is considered as an agantuja vyadhi, because it is caused by the infection. When the virus enters into the body the doshas vitiated and produces symptoms.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF GENITAL HERPES
- Jwara – fever
- Sphota – blisters
- Muthrakrichra – pain on micturition
- Daha – Burning sensation during micturition
- Kandu – itching
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF GENITAL HERPES
- Prognosis is krichra sadhya – difficult to cure
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR GENITAL HERPES
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR GENITAL HERPES
- Treatment for jwara (fever)
- Sudarsanam gulika
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Guluchyadi kashayam
- Medicines which balances pitta and kapha
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR GENITAL HERPES
Internal administration
- Sudarsanam gulika
- Guluchyadi kashayam
- Kanchanara guggulu
- Gandhaka rasayana
HOME REMEDIES FOR GENITAL HERPES
- Intake of an appropriate quantity of water
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR GENITAL HERPES
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like sour, acrid and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Proper hygiene
- Use a condom during sexual intercourse
YOGA FOR GENITAL HERPES
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayama – gets relief from irritations associated with genital herpes and provide overall immunity
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
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