Herpes in Male


by Jade Simpson - Date: 2008-08-20 - Word Count: 411 Share This!

If you are displaying signs and symptoms of male genital herpes, you may want to consult your doctor to confirm that you have indeed men have genital herpes and not a rash. And if you do indeed men have genital herpes you also want to abstain from sex until your infection is resolved.

Male genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease and if you enjoy sex whether anal, oral or vaginal sex, there is an even better chance that you transmit the infection to your partner if they are not already there.

This is because genital herpes is manifested itself normally in the first weeks of infection. You can also contract male genital herpes if you have multiple sexual partners, or you are in contact with someone who has the Herpes Simplex Virus.

Male genital herpes is also called HSV, and there are two different types of herpes viruses. These are known as HSV type 1 and type 2 HSV. You normally get the HSV-type 1 infection in and around the mouth and nose, and type 2 HSV infection in and around the genital area.

Due to a number of cases, however, one of which is that more and more people engage in oral and anal sex, two different types of herpes may be more frequently found in one of these areas.

Male genital herpes symptoms include sores and blisters on the genitals, and pain during urination, if the urine passes over the wounds. Some people also experience other symptoms of fever or flu-like feeling, a painful burning sensation, muscle aches, backache, headache and. Some people also feel they have swollen glands and a pressure in the abdomen and unloading of the penis.

There is no treatment as such for a man of infection with genital herpes, although there are drugs available to help with the signs and symptoms of male genital herpes. For most, however, you need nothing stronger than painkillers to help you deal with the symptoms.

Some people will also have recurring genital herpes male symptoms. These can sometimes be repeated until the immune system had a chance to fight against the herpes virus from the body. You can also get recurrent genital herpes male if you are in contact with an infected person.

However, some people lucky not even know that men have genital herpes. Because of the nature of their mild symptoms, they will probably mistake symptoms as a rash and not the male genital herpes.


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