Genital Herpes Symptoms with Pictures
 

Genital herpes is caused by Herpes Simplex Virus strains 1 or 2 (HSV 1/HSV 2). The visible genital herpes symptoms make it easy to diagnose. Most well known symptom of a herpes infection is genital herpes. People notice symptoms of genital herpes only when they get bothered by them or when they are severe. If the symptoms are mild they often go unnoticed.

genital herpes symptoms
This picture depicts a common lesion when the HSV-1 infects a region near the nose.

Below are few genital herpes pictures showing genital herpes symptoms. Commonly seen symptoms of genital herpes include:

• Small red bumps in and around the genital area.
• Blisters, lesions sores in the genital area.
• Pain in the legs, buttocks, or genital area.
• Vaginal or Penile discharge.
• Headache.
• Flu like symptoms like fever, chills, tiredness.
• Swollen glands in the genital area (groin).
• Muscle aches or pain near the affected area.
• Lesions can also occur on the cervix (not visible).
• Feeling pressure or discomfort around your abdomen.
• Swelling, itching or burning in the genital skin like on penis & vagina.
• Burning or pain while urinating.

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The life cycle of blisters or lesions:

Infected skin area gets red giving an itching or burning feeling. After some swelling blister or lesion form often filled with yellowish or clear liquid. The blisters burst to form painful clusters of sores. These sores slowly dry up, become crusted and then heal. This all takes around 2 to 21 days in the very first episode and gets to shorten with each recurrent outbreak.

genital herpes symptoms

There are three possible scenarios when you may get genital herpes symptoms:

Genital Herpes Symptoms in the event of First Outbreak:

When a person catches the herpes infection for the first time genital herpes symptoms usually develop within first month. To be more precise within 2 to 21 days after coming into first contact with the virus. However this is not a hard and fast rule. Symptoms may appear on the very next day or may even take much longer and there is a possibility that the symptoms may never appear.

In the first episode of genital herpes symptoms, they tend to be the most severe. Because an individual doesn't has any protective antibodies to fight against the virus and the virus multiplies rapidly with symptoms. Symptoms usually last for 10 to 21 days with first outbreak.

Genital Herpes Symptoms in the event of Returning Outbreaks:

Herpes virus lives in the infected person's body for the full life span of the individual in either of two states "active" or "inactive". When activated or triggered it causes outbreaks or symptoms. Some people experience frequent outbreaks and some get them with long intervals in between. However, in recurrent outbreaks the symptoms are seen to be mild and heal faster.

Common triggers include:

• Stress.
• Exposure to sunlight.
• Menstruation.
• Illness.
• Fatigue.
• Vigorous sexual activity.
• Excessive intake of alcohol.
• Caffeine
• Surgical traumas.
• Weakened immune system.

Symptoms of Genital Herpes

Once the virus gets reactivated, it starts multiplying thereby making the symptoms to reappear, often at the site of the original infection. On average, people with genital herpes get about 3 to 4 outbreaks per year. And as per an estimate about 90% of people with genital herpes get another outbreak within one year of infection.