To reduce the frequency of outbreaks | 81 |
To reduce the likelihood of transmitting the virus | 71 |
To reduce the severity of each outbreak | 58 |
To reduce the duration of each outbreak | 34 |
To reduce the psychological distress of recurrent outbreaks to the patient | 30 |
To reduce the psychological distress of the risk of transmitting genital herpes to a partner | 25 |
Values are the number of doctors out of 151 who considered the factor when determining if suppressive therapy is appropriate.