Genitile herpes (herpies) treatment

Genital herpies can give varying symptoms depending on the virus infection and what stage it is in. The genital herpees infection stages are (in time order) - the primary outbreak, the dormant period, and the recurring outbreaks of genetal herpes.

Herpes simplex virus strains 

There are two strains of the Herpes Simplex virus that can be causing genital herpies; The HSV-1, which used to be less common as a genital infection but is not becoming much more common - or the HSV-2, which has always been considered the main strain for genital infections. 

Both strains, HSV1 and HSV2, come up with very similar symptoms but they may show different levels of severity depending on the site of the infection. Most of the new infections of genital herpes with the HSV-1 virus (about 60%) will be asymptomatic and for the HSV-2 strain, the cases that show no initial symptoms are about one third of the genetal herpes infections.

Folliculitis, pore blockage, will in some cases give similar symptoms as genital herpies. Folliculitis are little red dimples around the pubic area, which sometimes can contain puss but not always. These are not the typical blisters seen in cases of gential herpees (HSV-1 or HSV-2) though and treating folliculitis should be done with either neosporin or bacitracin ointment twice a day on the surfaces where these are located. If they are not gone in a period of 14 days, then you should see your doctor just to be on the safe side.

Symptoms of genital herpes

The typical symptoms of genital herpies start with a discomfortable feeling in the area of your genitals. Then a short time after that, there may appear small spot, or dimples, on the surface of the genital skin. These spots will after a few more days develop into blisters, they will become more painful and eventually split up and scab over. The timescale of these genetal herpes symptoms is around 1-2 weeks until all blisters are gone and no scars remain. After this breakout of genital herpes (gential), you will no longer be contagious (until it recurs, which can take anything from a month to years).

If you suspect you may have genital herpes, you need to see your doctor. He will use one of the two standard tests that are available, both very reliable but the circumstances will influence what method he chooses to use. The two tests are swab test or blood test. On active infections, the swab test is usually the most reliable test to use. Blood test is thought to be better and more precise if used in other infection stages. The general view is that a blood test should not be used immediately after a patient has been infected, or soon after an active infection has been diagnosed.

Genitile herpes (herpies) treatment

There is currently no cure for infections by any of either the HSV-1 or HSV-2 viruses. Drugs used preventively include Acyclovir, Aciclovir, Geavir (Zovirax), Valacyclovir (Valtrex) amd Famciclovir (Famvir).

A lot of genital herpes research is going on with the focus of finding a cure, possibly a vaccine for HSV-2 in order to treat genitile herpes. Treatment of genital herpies symptoms and cure.