Monday, August 13, 2007

Genital Herpes: Intimate Conversations


Herpes itches but so do lots of things, primarily yeast. Herpes can cause blisters in the genitals, but so can staph infections. Herpes can cause a discharge, but so can gonorrhea and chlamydia and bacterial vaginosis and trich. My point is, if genital symptoms are present, they aren't always herpes, and that's true even with the person who has a diagnosis of herpes. That's why is is important for people who have herpes who have symptoms that are constant, are unresponsive to antivirals or that are outside of the "normal" pattern of herpes to have those symptoms evaluated by a clinician rather than assuming that they are herpes.read more

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