How can you tell if you have genital herpes.?

Answer 1

If a person has contracted genital herpes they usually have their first outbreak (primary outbreak) anywhere from 2 - 20 days after being infected. Sometimes, it can take several months or years to get an outbreak and some people will never get one (it's pretty rare though).

The primary outbreak of genital herpes tends to last longer and be more severe than subsequent (recurrent) outbreaks.

Symptoms of a primary outbreak may include:
* Flu like symptoms, such as fever, headache, and muscle aches. These symptoms usually get better within a week.
* Tingling, burning, itching, and redness at the site where an outbreak is about to occur (prodrome).
* Painful, itchy blisters on the penis, on the vulva, or inside the vagina. Blisters may also appear on the anus, buttocks, thighs, or scrotum, either alone or in clusters. They may be barely noticeable or as large as a coin.
* Blisters that break and become shallow, painful, oozing sores.
* Swollen and tender lymph nodes in the groin.
* Painful urination.
* Abnormal vaginal or urethral discharge.

Genital herpes is usually diagnosed when a person is having an outbreak, but if you are concerned you can always go to the doctor and have a blood test done. Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 4

Hi there,

Genital herpes can be a confusing disease. Symptoms can look like other conditions, or there may be no symptoms at all. Unless no one has ever kissed you, and unless you've never had sex, it is possible that you've picked up a herpes virus.

Oral herpes, usually caused by the herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), shows up as cold sores or fever blisters on the mouth. Even a casual peck on the lips from someone with a cold sore can give you the virus. That's why it's so common: As many as 50% to 80% of adults in the U.S. have oral herpes.

Genital herpes, most often caused by the second type of herpes virus (HSV-2), is less common, but plenty of people still have it. Roughly one in five American adults has genital herpes. But up to 90% of those who have it don't know they are infected.

Often it's hard to tell by looking. The textbook symptom of genital herpes is a cluster of small fluid-filled blisters that break, forming painful sores that crust and heal during several days. Affected areas include the penis, scrotum, vagina, vulva, urethra, anus, thighs, and buttocks.

But many people don't get these sores. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others get symptoms that can be easily mistaken for razor burn, pimples, bug bites, jock itch, hemorrhoids, an ingrown hair, or a vaginal yeast infection.

After you're infected, the symptoms go away, but can flare up from time to time. Luckily, the first outbreak usually is the worst. And some people may have just one or two outbreaks in their lifetime.

Cheers.

Answer 5

no clue. but before you jump to any conclusions about what it is... theres an on-the-raise skin infection called molluscum. its becoming very common for young sexually active adults and on the flip side ... very young children exposed to the virus at school, swimming pools, playground, wet towels, etc.

Answer 6

blisters that burst and leave open raw areas. first attack is generally disabling, more mild after that.