Early Symptoms of Genital Herpes (cont.)

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Often, symptoms other than the skin blisters will develop before the skin outbreak is noticed or may accompany the skin blisters. These can include:

• Fever and flu-like symptoms
• Pain, itching, or tingling in the genital area
• Headache
• Pain with urination (dysuria)
• Enlarged, tender lymph nodes in the groin area
• Vaginal discharge in women
• Muscle aches

The skin blisters generally resolve over a period of weeks, with a mean time to resolution of 19 days.

If you believe you may have been infected with the genital herpes virus or have the symptoms of an infection, seek the advice of your health care provider. While there is no cure for genital herpes, he or she may prescribe antiviral medications that can shorten or even prevent outbreaks and help prevent transmission of the virus to others.

Medically reviewed by Robert Cox, MD; American Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty in Infectious Disease

REFERENCE:

MedscapeReference.com. Herpes Simplex

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