Male genital herpes and genital herpes men

Male genital herpes is one of the most common forms of std. Sexually active men are more prone to contracting genital herpes as infected fluids are easily transmitted from one individual to another.

Symptoms to expect

Studies on genital herpes in men reveal that men are less likely to contract genital herpes infection as compared to women. This could be because women have moist vagina, which is more conducive for spread of the virus.

Usually, cold sores and genital herpes symptoms begin to appear in the man about one month since contracting genital herpes. The initial symptoms are mild and include instances of fever, flu-like symptoms, headaches, nausea, genital itch etc.

It is only later that genital herpes men show signs of sores and blisters and by then the genital herpes infection has reached an advanced level.

Serious symptoms

Once the male genital herpes has reached a serious level, you would begin to see sores around your penis on either the tip or the shaft. At other times, you would notice sores or blisters located on other areas of the body such as buttocks, thighs, anus, urethra, scrotum etc.

The sores start out as reddened blisters, which soon begin to swell with fluid, burst and give rise to sores. These cold sores and genital herpes itches are very painful and are the biggest contributor to genital herpes pain in men.

Contact spreading virus

Almost any kind of contact, where fluids can be exchanged can cause genital herpes infection to spread. Genital herpes men can easily spread when there are instances of kissing, oral sex such as fellatio, analingus, cunnilingus etc. or when there is anal sex or vaginal sex between partners.

In case of vaginal sex, if it is a case of male genital herpes, the woman can easily be contracting genital herpes because she is more prone to getting the genital herpes infection. Even a simple act of kissing can involve spread of saliva, which could contain the virus, especially if there are open sores inside the mouth.

Treatment and diagnosis

If you suspect you may have genital herpes men you need to consult with a qualified and professional health care provider. These professionals have proper kits and tests to diagnose whether you have genital herpes infection.

With the use of cultures and other clinical diagnosis mechanisms, you can be sure if you have male genital herpes. In addition, since the chances of infecting your partner go up dramatically, you need to be doubly sure.

There are many different methods for treating genital herpes. Some of these are herbal while others are antibiotics. Most genital herpes men prefer antiviral medication to treat the genital herpes infection. In other cases, genital herbal herpes treatment can be a suitable alternative as a preventive measure against recurrences of male genital herpes.

There are both episodic as well as suppressant forms of treatment when it comes to genital herpes men. In episodic treatments, the medication is administered when there is a genital herpes outbreak whereas in suppressant mode of treatment, the patient needs to take medication every single day.

This applies to more serious cases of genetial herpes or when the recurrence of genital herpes infection is very often.