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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Genital herpes avoil sexual contact

Getting herpes virus because of sexual contact you may not show the diseases for many days. After that also the initial flare up is many times so mild that the patient commonly ignores it. The second flare up that may occur anytime after the first flare up may be severe. The time gap between the two flare-ups may be months or years. The typical signs will be ulcerating sores on the genitals, fever, muscle ache etc. women may develop ulcerating sores inside genitalia and cervix. If they don't show any sores outside, this flare up may be treated for some other diseases unless a proper blood examination is performed. Many times the first and the subsequent flare-ups are equally severe. It is also seen that some people only get one incidence in their life and herpes does not return after that. Genital herpes flare-ups cannot be predicted. When the flare-up is severe, it discomforts a lot. The sores that ulcerate on the genitals and near the anal area can be quite painful.

Whenever anyone gets a flare-up of Genital herpes he/she should keep away from any sexual contact till the skin heals totally. You area very active carrier when you have a flare up of genital herpes. If your partner has any flare-up, protect yourself by abstaining from any sexual contact with him/her. See your doctor as he will prescribe anti viral medicines.

Other symptoms of oral herpes include fever, muscle ache, difficulty eating, and feeling of irritability. It is important to remember that both oral herpes and genital herpes are infectious diseases. In most cases, there are no visible herpes symptoms, or even when there are sores and blisters, people generally don’t identify them with herpes. Therefore, infected people unintentionally transfer the disease through physical contact- be it touching, kissing, or sexual activity.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Genital herpes can affect pregnancies.

Genital herpes causes painful blisters to form on the vagina. Genital herpes are a sexually transmitted disease. Genital herpes are contracted through un-protected oral or vaginal intercourse. Genital herpes can also be contracted through anal intercourse. Herpes on the genital areas can be very painful especially for a woman as some herpes infections may be inside the vagina or cervix. Herpes may also appear outside the vaginal area in clusters so large, that the opening to the vaginal canal is almost blocked. Herpes outbreaks may occur more frequently in some women rather than others. In some cases having herpes may be dangerous for some women as they can affect pregnancies.

Genital herpes can also be transmitted from affected pregnant woman to her baby, especially during the primary attack. If the virus is transmitted through the placenta, it can cause fatal diseases in the baby. Also herpes can prove extremely painful to people with suppressed immune systems.

Whenever herepes symptoms get noticed, the doctors treat them with anti viral medicines. The problem of rashes and blisters gets resolved. But the virus does not get out of the body. It remains inside. It can cause active herpes sores again in future.