Patel Raj
Department of GU Medicine, Royal South Hants Hospital, Brintons Terrace, Southampton, Hants SO9 4PE, UK.
Herpes. 2004 Dec;11(3):87-92.
How a clinician informs a patient that they have genital herpes, and counsels them during diagnosis and treatment, has a critical impact on the patient's long-term adjustment to herpes. Allowing adequate time for discussion (and ensuring that the patient understands the information provided) enables the patient to gain sufficient understanding of genital herpes and helps them to adjust well to the infection. Support should focus on empowering the patient to take control of their disease so that they understand the need to practise safer sex consistently, discuss their disease openly with partners, and treat herpes outbreaks appropriately. The value of suppressive antiviral therapy and consistent condom use to help the patient control their disease, its transmission and its psychological sequelae, should not be underestimated.
临床医生如何告知患者其患有生殖器疱疹，以及在诊断和治疗过程中如何为他们提供咨询，对患者长期应对疱疹有着至关重要的影响。留出足够的时间进行讨论（并确保患者理解所提供的信息）能使患者对生殖器疱疹有充分的了解，并帮助他们更好地适应感染。支持应侧重于使患者有能力掌控自己的病情，以便他们明白始终坚持安全性行为的必要性，与伴侣坦诚地讨论自己的病情，并妥善治疗疱疹发作。不应低估抑制性抗病毒疗法和持续使用避孕套在帮助患者控制病情、防止传播及其心理后遗症方面的作用。
