A 16-year-old girl presents with recurrent painful vulvar lesions. The nurse obtains subsequent test results from her pelvic evaluation and confirms the identification of HSV-2. What counseling is...

A 16-year-old girl presents with recurrent painful vulvar lesions. The nurse obtains subsequent test results from her pelvic evaluation and confirms the identification of HSV-2. What counseling is most appropriate for this patient?

a. HSV-2 is self-limiting and will go away again on its own, no medication needed.

b. HSV-2 can be transmitted and acquired without obvious symptoms or sores.

c. A blood test can determine if this is a new infection or subsequent outbreak.

d. Stress caused the sores; exercise and stress management will prevent them