Hormone Fluctuations
In many cases, women find that their monthly cycle can trigger cold sores. It is fact that hormone fluctuations in women can stimulate a cold sore breakout, which occurs during menstruation.
So, what is the reason why you get cold sores every month during menstruation and how can you reduce the healing time? The herpes virus lies dormant for the most part, but can bring about a breakout when awakened by certain triggers. The stress and hormonal changes during your period can wake up the virus and cause an outbreak. You can reduce the healing time and severity of the outbreak by applying an over the counter remedy before they happen. Since you can time your cycle, you can catch your cold sores before they start and reduce the healing time considerably.
