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Genital Herpes: Do You Suspect Genital Herpes?
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Do You Suspect Genital Herpes?
Genital herpes occurs in episodes. The first episode occurs within a few days of contacting genital herpes. Some people get very mild symptoms in the first episode and others may get intense outbreak. The recurring episodes have less intense herpes outbreak compared to the first. If you suspect genital herpes, you should look for these signs:
Women
- Pain in your genital area, inner thighs or buttocks.
- Itching in your genital area, inner thighs or buttocks.
- Small red bumps, ulcers or blisters in the genital and anal area. You may get them on outer genitalia, anus, buttocks, inside the vagina, and in the cervix.
- Flu-like symptoms such as body ache, headache, fever etc.
- Painful urination.
Men
- Pain and/or itching in your genital area, inner thighs or buttocks.
- Small red bumps, ulcers or blisters in the genital and anal area. You may get them inside urethra, on the penis, scrotum, and buttocks, inside anus and on the thighs.
- Flu-like symptoms such as body ache, headache, fever, etc.
- Painful urination.
If you suspect genital herpes, get tested. Learn more about how genital herpes is tested.
Article updated on: May 26, 2008
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