Acyclovir would not interfere with accuracy of you HIV test. Don't worry about that.
In terms of your frequent cold sores - there is absolutely no reason that you should not continue your suppressive therapy. Your doctor is out of date on this one. If he refuses to continue your suppressive therapy you can do one of two things:
1) find another doctor who is more to date on the use of suppressive therapy.
2) print out an article by Steve Tyring on the long term safety of acyclovir and see if your doctor will change his mind. I am attaching the entire abstract if it will fit, along with the reference, so you can go find it and print out the whole thing for him. Good luck.
J Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S40-6.
Valacyclovir for herpes simplex virus infection: long-term safety and sustained efficacy after 20 years' experience with acyclovir.
Tyring SK, Baker D, Snowden W.
Source
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555, USA. ***@****
Abstract
An extensive clinical trial program combined with 5 years' postmarketing experience with valacyclovir provides evidence of favorable safety and efficacy in herpes simplex virus (HSV) management. Valacyclovir enhances acyclovir bioavailability compared with orally administered acyclovir. Long-term use of acyclovir for up to 10 years for HSV suppression is effective and well tolerated. Acyclovir is also approved for use in children, is available in some countries over the counter in cream formulation for herpes labialis, and has been monitored in over 1000 pregnancies. Safety monitoring data from clinical trials of valacyclovir, involving over 3000 immunocompetent and immunocompromised persons receiving long-term therapy for HSV suppression, were analyzed. Safety profiles of valacyclovir (</=1000 mg/day), acyclovir (800 mg/day), and placebo were similar. Extensive sensitivity monitoring of HSV isolates confirmed a very low rate of acyclovir resistance among immunocompetent subjects (<0.5%). The incidence of resistance among immunocompromised patients remains low at about 5%.
There you go!
terri
Most OB GYN providers don't use suppression all during pregnancy, but some do.
you can get the full text at PubMed on the internet, it is a free article and you can get the entire thing there.
Terri
Dear Terri Warren,
thank you very much! Your post was very helpful. I'll print the article immediatly and tell it to my doctor. The fact that it's even used in pregnancy is very interesting. Because I've asked myself often how this could be possible for me because I am not able to stop birth control pill. Every time I tried, my herpes got relly aggresive!
Do you now if there is any chance to get the full text? The article would be enough but this sounds really unteresting to me!
I am from Germany, I am sorry if there are too many mistakes in my Question! Thank you again!