In a rare number of situations, the infection caused by the herpes simplex virus can spread to additional areas of the body. This happens on occasions where the sores/blisters get infected by germs or bacteria. It is important to remember not to scratch or rub affected areas and then touch other areas of your body. It is actually best not to bother the areas at all, but if you do remember to thoroughly wash your hands straightaway.
As a rule, people tend to think that the herpes simplex virus is much more serious than it really is which can cause emotional stress. In these circumstances it is recommend that you talk with a health professional. Seeking counsel can be very helpful for you and will increase your understanding about the nature of the virus. It is good to know that genital herpes cannot damage the uterus, nor will it cause infertility. Additionally the herpes virus is not a contributing factor to cervical cancer.
Testing for simplex herpes virus can be done easily by a doctor or nurse. They simply swab the area to get a sample of the blistered area to send to the laboratory for testing. Additional screenings can be done at the same time for other sexually transmitted diseases and most STD clinics allow you to maintain anonymity.
There are several treatments and tips that can help you to ease the pain of outbreaks as well as control them; you may read more about this on the Genital Herpes Treatment page.
2 Comments
May 01 2009
14:05
Herpes are really nasty and very irritating
May 18 2009
21:24
i have had hsv2 extremely severely.I was in critical care for a month and hospital for a further 7months.Bed bound for 3months as I was so weak from the outbreak and i had a lot of fluid.I was pregnant at the time and had an emergency c-section.The baby was fine and showed no symptoms however was put on acyclovir for precautions.He was in special care for 3months however the doctor has said that was mainly because i was there.I now suffer from chronic liver disease.My liver is enlarged aswell as my spleen.I suffer from recurrent temperatures daily.From one extreme to the other high temp to rigorrs.I dont have any symptoms such as blisters etc.I only found out I had the virus via blood tests.When they found the virus I had something like 7million billion amount of pcr in my blood.Now after long acyclovir,valaciclovir and sodophomore the pcr is never normally over 100.However I still have extreme symptoms such as fevers and abdominal pains that come and go.I have also been left with low blood pressure and a high heart rate,which were completely normal before I got ill.Just wondered if anybody has suffered this badly and what medication etc has worked for them.I regularly attend the g.u clinic at hospital for reviews and blood tests however there is not much they can do.