Genital herpes

 

Genital herpes

• Sexual contacted disease, caused by two types of viruses: HIV-1 herpes virus (HSV-1), and (HSV-2), a lifelong infection.

Oral herpes

• HSV-1 often causes oral herpes, which can lead to cold ulcers, or fever blisters in or around the mouth. However, most of the injured do not show any symptoms, and most people with childhood or young people are infected by kissing a person, sharing utensils, towels, shaving blades, or lipstick with a HSV-1 virus.

The relationship between genital herpes and oral herpes

• Oral herpes caused by HSV-1 of the mouth can spread to the genitals by oral sex.

Methods of transition

Herpes can be infected by direct contact with herpes ulcers, especially open, and it is usually when having vaginal, anal or oral sex with a person with infection, and you can develop it by touching

• Infected genital organs.
• Game from a partner with oral herpes infection.
• Genital fluid from a partner with genital herpes.
• The skin in the mouth area of ​​a person with oral herpes.
• The skin in the genital area of ​​a person with genital herpes.
• Genital herpes infection can be infected with a sexual partner who does not have visual or uncomfortable ulcers.
• Birth from the mother to her child (very rare).
• Herpes cannot be infected with toilet seats, bedding or swimming pools, and it is not common to have to touch things (such as: dining tools, soap, or towels).

Pregnancy and herpes

• Some research indicates that the infection of the genital herpes may lead to miscarriage, or increase the possibility of the child's birth early, herpes may move to the fetus that has not yet been born before birth, but it is transmitted more commonly during childbirth, and this can also lead to the child with a fatal infection "nascent herpes", a serious condition that can cause problems for births (such as: brain damage, eye problems, or even death) So it is important to inform the healthcare provider when observing the symptoms of herpes, or when any possibility of being infected during pregnancy.

Symptoms

• Most people with genital herpes have no symptoms, or have mild symptoms that may pass without anyone noticing, for this reason most of them do not know that they have herpes infection.
• Herpes ulcers usually appear in the form of blisters on the genitals, or rectum (anal opening), or the mouth around or around, these pimples crack and leave painful ulcers that may take a week or more to heal, and influenza -like symptoms may also occur (such as: high body temperature, body pain, or swelling of lymph nodes).

When should the doctor be seen

• When noting the previous symptoms.
• If the partner has sexually transmitted disease or a symptom.

Treatment

• Herpes is not completely recovered, however, there are medications that can prevent or reduce the outbreak of the disease, and the daily anti -herpes drug can reduce the possibility of transmitting infection to the sexual partner.

Prevention

The only way to avoid completely transmitted diseases is not to have vaginal, anal or oral sex, but if you are sexually active, the chances of infection with genital herpes can be reduced by

• To be in a long -term relationship "marriage" with a partner who conducted the examination and does not suffer from herpes.
• Using a condom in the right way, knowing that all herpes ulcers do not occur in areas that can be covered by a condom.
• Ensure that the examination is done for you and your partner for sexually transmitted diseases.

If the sexual partner has genital herpes, then the risk of developing can be reduced

• Commitment to take the medicine daily and discuss with the doctor.
• Avoid vaginal, anal or oral sex when there are symptoms of herpes.
• Avoid touching the cold sore (oral herpes) as much as possible, and upon touching it should be washed immediately. To avoid the spread of infection to other parts of the body or other people.

Guidance for people with herpes

• Maintaining the cleanliness and dryness of the sores.
• Avoid touching sores.
• Wash hands after any ulcers.
• Avoid any sexual contact from the time when the symptoms were observed until the sores heal.
• See the doctor immediately when noticing any sores.
• Take medications completely even when symptoms disappear.
• Talk to the doctor about how to prevent the transmission of the virus to another person.

The return of genital herpes

• Symptoms of herpes can appear reproductive and disappear, but the virus remains inside the body even after all the signs of infection are removed, the virus becomes "active" from time to time; Which leads to the spread of the disease.
• Some people suffer from it only once or twice, and others may get four or five times within a year, over time, usually occurs less frequently and be less severe.

Having sex when shepes injury

• You should talk to the sexual partner about the injury.
• Using a condom may help reduce these risks, but the risk of infection will not completely disappear.
• The presence of ulcers or other herpes symptoms can increase the risk of the disease.
• Even when there are no symptoms, the infection can still be transmitted to the sexual partner.

The relationship between genital herpes and HIV (AIDS)

• Herpes infection can cause ulcers or cracks in the skin or the lining of the mouth, vagina and rectal, and this provides a way to enter HIV to the body even without visible ulcers, as herpes increases the number of immune cells in the lining of the genitals; This leads to the targeting of HIV of these immune cells to enter the body.

Breastfeeding and genital herpes

In most cases, the herpes virus cannot be transmitted to the child through breast milk, however the child can be infected by touching herpes ulcers on the mother's body, breastfeeding can be when shepes of genital herpes, with no herpes ulcers in one of the breasts, where it is possible to spread the infection to any part of the breast, including the nipple and the aura, but when there is any ulcers of genital herpes in one or both breasts

• It can continue to breastfeed as long as the infant or milk suction equipment does not touch herpes ulcers.
• The child should not be breastfeed from the breast with ulceration; Herpes spreads through ulcers and can be dangerous to the infant.
• Milk should be sucking from the breast with ulcers until the sores heal.
• Milk suction helps keep milk supply, and prevents the breast from excessive fullness and pain.
• Milk can be stored in a bottle to breastfeed the infant again, but if parts of the pump touched the ulcers during pumping, the milk should be eliminated.