Genital Herpes In A Nutshell

Genital herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus. It is a sexually transmitted disease with a high rate of infection because it very often only shows minimal signs and symptoms and people are not aware they are suffering from it. If they go on to have unprotected sex with other people whilst suffering from Genital herpes, the virus is passed very easily on to them.

Once symptoms are apparent, they appear as small blisters around the genitals and the rectum which can break open resulting in sores and ulcers. The first outbreak of genital herpes is always the worst, subsequent attacks are rarely as painful.

Because the first attack is the worst one, the person suffering can sometimes feel unwell with flue like symptoms. They may find their glands swell and they suffer a high temperature. However other people may find the symptoms so mild they don't even notice them.

Genital herpes is a virus, and once it enters the body it lives there indefinitely, ready to flare up on occasion. Outbreaks of genital herpes usually occur probably weeks or months after the first attack, with most people experiencing up to five attacks within the first year. The attacks tend to tend to usually decrease over a period of years.

Genital herpes is a nasty virus to suffer from especially for people who have a suppressed immune system. However it's not just this aspect of the virus that concerns many people, it’s the social stigma that accompanies it.

Genital herpes can cause real distress to those people who contract it. The thought that for the rest of their sexually active days they will have to tell prospective partners they suffer from genital herpes can be daunting to say the least. There is also the added problem of contacting ex partners to explain to them that they may also be infected.

Genital herpes can also cause problems for pregnant woman. It is essential that a woman does not contract genital herpes during her pregnancy because there is a very real risk that it can be transmitted to her unborn child. The obstetrician would also probably insist on a caesarean section delivery if the herpes was active when it was time for the baby to be born. This would be to reduce the possibility of the baby contracting the herpes whilst being born.

There is no actual medication to cure herpes, but it can usually be controlled quite effectively. The treatment of choice is usually antiviral medication which if prescribed and used within a particular time frame can usually minimise the outbreak.

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