(You should still use a condom, however, because suppressive therapy was just 50% effective in preventing transmission.)

Curtis Phinney, a federal research scientist, has controlled his outbreaks with suppressive therapy.

If you've never had symptoms, there's the question of whether or not you go on suppressive therapy.

The option for suppressive therapy should be discussed with every HSV-2-infected patient.

However, the benefits of suppressive therapy were so dramatic that all patients were offered it in the remaining four years of the study.

For someone who has more than six outbreaks a year, suppressive therapy can reduce the number of outbreaks by 70% to 80%.

There is no set number of outbreaks per year that doctors use to decide when someone should start suppressive therapy.

Acyclovir is the oldest of the three, and its safety has been documented in people taking suppressive therapy for several years.

People taking suppressive therapy should see their doctor at least once a year to decide if they should continue.