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One estimates that the genital herpes, concern about two millions people in France. If the first contact of the organism with the virus passes unobserved in 90% of the cases, on the other hand when it declares, it generally appears by very painful signs.
The herpes genital génitalL'herpès is a sexually transferable illness provoked by a virus, the herpes simplex virus. The relapsing crises can be at the origin of pains and discomfort that alter the quality of life. To know how to recognize the genital herpesThe symptoms of the herpes are only present in 10% of the cases. They are very painful to the level of the site of the infection (sex, buttocks, thighs) accompanied sometimes of fever, headaches and pains to the stomach.
--At the man
It starts with itches, of the burns, of the tingles. Some pains can be felt to the passage of urine. A redness appears to the level of the vulva, consistent of bladders (or small blisters), grouped in bouquet. Then, these blisters charged of virus break themselves and provoke some small wounds to quick, sometimes very painful. The skinning only intervenes to the tip of 2 or 3 weeks and the crust that are formed itself tomb. The symptoms can be accompanied by vaginal losses.
--At the woman
At some women, the herpes can be localized in the vagina and even on the collar of the uterus, what returns the difficult diagnosis, because the signs are not visible to the naked eye.
At the man, the symptoms are often less painful and the faster recovery (about ten days). The touched zones are located in general on the penis and the foreskin (fold of skin that covers the acorn of the verge).
The herpes can also be located on the small cutaneous region situated between the two. It is especially bothersome and long to heal when the lesions are on the testes.
..The diagnosis
Only the physician can establish a reliable diagnosis. Indeed, the herpes can be confounded with other illnesses concerning the sexual organs (mycosis, infection urinary, other MST...) because the symptoms are near.
To know if one is carrier of the virus, two methods exist: by withdrawal with the help of swabs (sort of big cotton stem) rubbed on the lesions then put in culture and/or with the help of a blood test.
It is important to consult your physician since the apparition of the first symptoms or before all painful lesion, irritation, or simple hindrance to the level of the sexual organs because all delay in the consultation can make the diagnosis more difficult.
..The transmission fashions
The first contact of the organism with the virus of the genital herpes occurs at the time of a sexual intercourse, with or without penetration, with a person presenting herpetic lesions on the sex, the buttocks or the thighs or merely bearer of the virus, without symptom. In case of fever button, a sexual intercourse putting in contact plugs it with the sex can be at the origin of a transmission of the virus presents on the lips to the partner's sexual parts. It is the case of 1 to 30% of the genital herpes. The inverse is also possible.
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