Answers To Questions About Gential Herpes

Up to one in five people have gential herpies and many people are infected and do not even know it.  As younger people are becoming sexually active at an earlier age, the cases of gential herpes are growing steadily every year.  Signs and symptoms of the gential herpes virus vary.  In some people gential herpes can lay dormant with little or no signs of gential warts.  The first outbreak normally experienced is usually the worst.  The first symptoms usually occur two weeks after exposure.  The most common symptom is a blister like sore that eventually, scabs over. During the first outbreak it is normal to experience fatigue, mild fever, headache, body ache, and swollen glands.  After the first outbreak, the next outbreak should be milder.  Four to five outbreaks should be expected within the year following the first outbreak and this should steadily decrease thereafter. 

Gential warts are diagnosed by a procedure that involves scraping the lesion and sending it to a lab for confirmation of gential herpies.  Some physicians can diagnose gential herpes by a simple visual inspection if the person is exhibiting a normal outbreak.  A blood test can also be performed to diagnose however this is a much less reliable method.  The most common life long complaint of patients is the painful lesions and the mental anguish that living with gential herpies can cause.  Knowledge of how and when to treat gential warts can help ease some of the common anxiety about gential herpes. 

There is no gential herpes cure, but there are several treatment options available to help make symptoms milder and less frequent.  There are several antiviral medications on the market designed to treat gential warts.  You can take some medications when symptoms occur, or there is a daily preventative option.  It is best to consult with a physician when choosing the right antiviral medication.  A physician will have all of the resources available to help make an informed decision. 

The best way to prevent contracting gential herpies is to not participate in sex or any other sexual activity.  Condoms and other barriers help to prevent the spread, but do not fully protect against contracting gential warts.  Abstaining from oral and anal sex also helps to protect.  If a person with gential warts is in a relationship, they should be honest with their partner about their condition.  They have the right to know and can therefore protect themselves from contracting gential herpes.   

Pregnant women should always inform their physician that they have gential herpes and should be tested.  Gential warts can harm newborns if they are born vaginally.  Physicians can make the decision if a cesarean section would help to prevent transmission to the newborn.Immune suppressed individuals with gential herpies will more than likely have the worst signs and symptoms, as well as the most flair ups.  With the immune system not working properly, it is hard for the body to fight the infection and breakouts are more common and pronounced.  

Diagnosis of gential warts is not a death sentence.  Many people with gential herpies go on to lead very productive lives with productive relationships.  Knowledge is very helpful so you understand what is going on in your body and when and how to treat it.  Gential herpes is an inconvenience, but it should not interfere with your life.