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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Do Signs and Symptoms of Male Genital Herpes Display


HSV which is also male genital herpes comes in two forms. Type 1 HSV which affects the nose and mouth area and type 2 HSV which causes infections in and around the genital parts. Circumstances of sexual practices may lead to the two different types of herpes being found in either area. Male genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease and should you be diagonalized with the male genital herpes, one should abstain from sexual activities be it oral, anal or vaginal till the infection has cleared up.Use of condoms should not be an excuse because they could not offer 100% protection against infecting your partner.

If you suspect that you have signs and symptoms of male genital herpes,you should indeed consult your doctor for confirmation of whether you have the infection and its not only a rash.The fact remains that male genital herpes will display itself in about the first week of infection.This is so for men because of there biological anatomy of having a penis, which is on the exterior and any abnormalities are realized fast as opposed to the interior position of a vagina.

Male genital symptoms could vary from each individual depending on many factors but most common ones are pain during the passing of urine when the liquid comes into contact with the sores, muscle aches, back pains, abnormal discharge from the penis, abdominal pain, headaches and sometimes signs of flu. It is good to mention that there is no cure for male genital herpes but there is medication available to ease the discomfort and also reduce the signs and symptoms.

In more cases than one,use of strong painkillers is all that a person needs to help deal with the whole issue. But as a matter of fact building on your immune system is the most effective way of fighting off the male genital herpes from the body and reduce the chances of re currency. That said and done, male genital herpes can recur when you come into contact again with an infected person. Therefore the stern warning on sexual abstinence until one is sure the male genital herpes has been dealt with fully.

Sometimes a rash can be mistaken for male genital herpes symptoms and this should act like a wake up call to consult a physician to avoid other opportunistic genital viruses from arising at a later date. It is well known that male genital herpes symptoms are very mild and could not be alarming therefore resulting to lack of medical assistance.




Wangeci Kinyanjui has been researching and reporting on Health Matters for years. For more information on male genital herpes, visit her site at MALE GENITAL HERPES