What are the symptoms associated with the genital herpes virus?
Unfortunately, most individuals who are infected with genital herpes are not aware that they have the virus. Many times there are no initial symptoms or individuals do not recognize the symptoms as herpes. Most individuals infected with the genital herpes virus will experience some of the following symptoms within two weeks: • Feeling of malaise or the feeling of being excessively tired. • Itching and/or burning in the genital or anal region. • Discharge from the vagina. • Feeling of pressure in the abdomen region. • Swelling of the lymph nodes in the groin. • Pain in the genital area, buttocks and legs. Following the prodrome period individuals will begin to notice the herpetic lesions forming in the region where the virus has entered the body i.e. mouth, penis, vagina or the anus. Small red bumps appear first that subsequently develop into blisters and then open crusting sores. During the period when the genital herpes virus ulcers are evident individuals will also report the followi
