A 22-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist with genital lesions. Examination reveals bilateral labial ulcerations, cervical ulcerations, and mildly tender inguinal lymphadenopathy. To her knowledge, neither she nor any of the four sexual partners she has had, including her husband of two years, has ever had herpes. How should this patient's case be managed?
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