Genital Herpes Symptoms
Genital herpes symptoms and signs
The genital herpes symptoms vary from person to person, some people may have quite pronounced genital herpes symtoms, other people may not even be aware of their infection with genital herpes. When genital herpes symptoms appear during the first outbreak, which is within two weeks after the virus is transmitted, they may be even more pronounced.
The initial outbreak lasts two to four weeks and brings early genital herpes symptoms and later genital herpes symptoms. The early genital herpes symptoms can be bothersome and they may include vaginal discharge, an itching or burning feeling in the genital or anal area and swollen glands. Other early symptoms of genital herpes adress the entire body, and these symptoms may be flu-like symptoms, including fever, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, or a feeling of pressure in the area below the stomach.
Sometimes this symptoms, although caused by genital herpes, are not enough for a positive diagnose. The genital herpes symptom that is characteristic for the infection with genital herpes is the appearing of small red bumps where the virus has entered the body, such as on the mouth, penis, or vagina. These bumps may turn into blisters or painful open sores and after a few days they become crusted and eventually heal without scarring. This evolution of the lesions caused by genital herpes is characteristic and constitutes an important genital herpes symptom. The appearing of these small red bumps on the penis, vagina or wherever the virus has entered the organism is a later genital herpes symptom.
Other later genital herpes symptoms may include itching or burning in the genital area, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, vaginal discharge, feeling pressure or discomfort around the stomach, fever, headache, muscle aches, pain when urinating, swollen glands in the genital area.
It is important to know that a diagnoses of genital herpes infection can have emotional effects whether or not genital herpes symptoms are present.
Also important is the fact that genital herpes can be transmitted from someone who has no genital herpes symptoms. Sometimes the only symptoms of genital herpes that occur are very mild sores, and they are mistaken for an insect bite or other skin problems. Thus the person infected is not aware of carrying and spreading genital herpes virus. When the person that becomes infected with genital herpes virus was previously infected with HIV all genital herpes symptoms are worse than usual.
The genital herpes symptoms vary from person to person, some people may have quite pronounced genital herpes symtoms, other people may not even be aware of their infection with genital herpes. When genital herpes symptoms appear during the first outbreak, which is within two weeks after the virus is transmitted, they may be even more pronounced.
The initial outbreak lasts two to four weeks and brings early genital herpes symptoms and later genital herpes symptoms. The early genital herpes symptoms can be bothersome and they may include vaginal discharge, an itching or burning feeling in the genital or anal area and swollen glands. Other early symptoms of genital herpes adress the entire body, and these symptoms may be flu-like symptoms, including fever, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, or a feeling of pressure in the area below the stomach.
Sometimes this symptoms, although caused by genital herpes, are not enough for a positive diagnose. The genital herpes symptom that is characteristic for the infection with genital herpes is the appearing of small red bumps where the virus has entered the body, such as on the mouth, penis, or vagina. These bumps may turn into blisters or painful open sores and after a few days they become crusted and eventually heal without scarring. This evolution of the lesions caused by genital herpes is characteristic and constitutes an important genital herpes symptom. The appearing of these small red bumps on the penis, vagina or wherever the virus has entered the organism is a later genital herpes symptom.
Other later genital herpes symptoms may include itching or burning in the genital area, pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area, vaginal discharge, feeling pressure or discomfort around the stomach, fever, headache, muscle aches, pain when urinating, swollen glands in the genital area.
It is important to know that a diagnoses of genital herpes infection can have emotional effects whether or not genital herpes symptoms are present.
Also important is the fact that genital herpes can be transmitted from someone who has no genital herpes symptoms. Sometimes the only symptoms of genital herpes that occur are very mild sores, and they are mistaken for an insect bite or other skin problems. Thus the person infected is not aware of carrying and spreading genital herpes virus. When the person that becomes infected with genital herpes virus was previously infected with HIV all genital herpes symptoms are worse than usual.
posted by Irina Carp, MD at 7:40 AM
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