How It Is Treated

The unknown is always scarier than the known.  If you are diagnosed one of the worst things you can do is ignore this.  Even though you may not want to think about it or discuss it, it is important that you maintain an open communication with your doctor about the signs and symptoms you may be experiencing so that a physician can help you live with the gential herpes virus .Some of the most typical signs are red, painful bumps on the genitals of females and males.  Before the bumps appear you may experience a tingling sensation.

These bumps are usually filled with a fluid and eventually they erupt and leave a painful spot called an ulcer.  There are other symptoms that usually accompany the first outbreak of the gential herpes virus and resemble the flu.  Body aches, mild fever, and swollen lymph glands and swollen glands near the genitals.  You may also be irritable or slightly depressed during the first outbreak.  The first outbreak of the gential herpes virus is the best time to visit your physician.  The ulcers need to be present to be tested.  Taking a sample of the lesion and then testing it for the presence of the herpes virus is how gential herpes is diagnosed.  This is the most reliable means of testing.  

The most reliable way of preventing the spread of the gential herpes virus is to not have sex or sexual contact.  If you are going to be sexually active than a condom should be used.  A condom is the only form of birth control on the market that will help prevent the spread of the gential herpes virus.  Condoms are not fool proof and cannot fully protect you.  Anal sex and oral sex should be avoided, especially during an outbreak.  If you are not currently experiencing an outbreak, you can still transmit the gential herpes virus to someone.  You should always be honest about your condition when engaging in a sexual relationship with someone.  

If you are looking for information or support you should consult your physician for references and information.  There are many websites that provide information on gential herpies and you can do your own research in the privacy of your own home.  Gential herpes photos can be found on the Internet to help you to understand what a typical outbreak may look like.  Sometimes the worst symptom of having gential herpes can be the emotional anguish you experience, talking to a licensed counselor can help relieve this.  There are also support groups available specifically for people living with gential herpes.  There are also dating services designed to help people living with gential herpes meet other people who are living with the same condition.  This can help others who are having a hard time communicating their condition with others.  

Living with the gential herpes virus can prove to be challenging.  You are not alone, there are many people being diagnosed with the same condition everyday.  Most people with gential herpies go on to live productive, fulfilled lives with little or no worry about their condition.  It is manageable and treatable.  A gential herpes cure is not available yet, but as the number of people diagnosed climb steadily, hopefully more effort will be made to cure and prevent the gential herpes virus.