Herpes Symptoms in Women

                

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While herpes affects both men and women, the herpes symptoms in women are often different than those found in men. It is important to know what you are looking for, as the common herpes symptoms can be different in the different genders. This article focuses specifically on herpes symptoms in women.

Since men and women are obviously built differently, it is only natural that diseases will affect them differently, particularly those that affect the genital area. Women are four times more likely to contract herpes than men, simply because of their physical makeup. The changes in hormones during the menstrual cycle can also make a woman more susceptible to this particular STD. The disease may progress differently in women as well.

For anyone contracting herpes, the first outbreak is the worst. However, herpes symptoms in women can be far more extreme, particularly during that first outbreak. Since a woman has more mucus membrane in the genital area than a man, she can suffer a wider range of lesions over a greater area. This in turn causes more pain and discomfort.

During the first herpes outbreak, women are also more contagious than men. They can experience blisters not only in the genital region, but also on skin that is nearby, such as the buttocks. The result of this expansion of the disease means that it is even more infectious and causes even more pain.

Swelling of groin lymph nodes is another common herpes symptom in women, as is burning during urination. As if the lesions weren?t bad enough, these two extra symptoms add to the discomfort, particularly during the first episode. Some women experience further complications leading to meningitis which affects the brain.

Because a woman can experience lesions that are completely hidden from sight, within her vagina, it is quite common for herpes symptoms in women to be misdiagnosed. The herpes symptoms in women that are very different from the common symptoms found in men include pain in the pelvis and painful urination. These symptoms are all too often diagnosed as a yeast or bladder infection and the woman may be given antibiotics that do nothing against the herpes virus.

Herpes symptoms in women differ from those in men. Common herpes symptoms in women include pain on urination, pelvic pain, lesions or blisters on the genital area, inside the vagina and even the cervix as well as possible outbreaks on the buttocks and surrounding area. The disease can be much more severe in women, as well.

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5 Natural Remedies for Herpes

                

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Many sufferers are looking to natural remedies for herpes, preferring the herbs and home treatments over pricey prescription meds. In fact, natural remedies for herpes are popping up all over the place! Anyone looking for alternative herpes treatments really should consider natural methods first.

Natural remedies for herpes are widely varied and not all of them will work for you. Everyone is different and experiences outbreaks in a different manner, so you will need to experiment with the various methods of providing relief to find which works best for you. Even if you find one right away, it is a good idea to have a backup remedy, so test several methods. Here are five to get you started.

1. Silica gel is one of the more popular natural remedies for herpes. It soothes and eases the affected area and is far more effective if stored in the fridge. This allows for more cooling relief. Look for organic silica gel for the best results.

2. Tea tree oil is well-known for its antiseptic properties and is a very useful anti-viral treatment, as well. It is highly favored as a natural remedy for herpes as well as a variety of other problems. Simply apply the oil to the affected area a couple of times a day. It will help dry out the sores and heal them faster and may even prevent outbreaks if used early enough.

3. St. John?s wort is not only good for depression (a common side-effect of herpes) but it can also be used to treat the actual infection! Apply the chilled, used tea bag to the sores for quick relief. You can also bathe the affected area with the cool tea for faster healing. Drinking the herb in tea form or taking it in capsules may also help prevent outbreaks as well as depression, but this has not yet been proven.

4. Keeping the genital area dry is a very simple natural remedy for herpes in this area. This will help the sores heal faster. You can dust the area with cornstarch or baby powder to help dry it out. Wash and dry the area first and then sprinkle it with one of the mentioned powders. Although they won?t cure the outbreak, the very act of keeping the area dry will promote a shorter outbreak period.

5. Applying black tea bags (such as Earl Grey) is one of many natural remedies for herpes. Simply chill used tea bags in the fridge for an hour or two and apply as needed to the outbreak area. The tea bags don?t have to be chilled, but this provides added relief.

Natural remedies for herpes are many and you will no doubt encounter more as you continue to research this disease. However, the ones given above are perhaps the most effective and should be the ones you start with.

Nila Andreas is a health writer from Oregon. Learn to manage herpes at The Herpes Info Site.

How Can You Tell Someone Has Genital Herpes?

                

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How can you tell someone has genital herpes? Do you take a good look at the person? Do you ask and look straight in their eyes? Do you inquire about their sex lives? Well, my answer is no, maybe and maybe.

It may be a good idea to ask someone if they?re aware of having genital herpes. The more sexual partners a person has had in their lives, the more likely they?re to be infected by herpes. But these methods are quite insufficient. Did you know that the majority of people who have genital or oral herpes are not aware of it? So how do you explain that? Simple, many oral or genital herpes infected people just don?t have any herpes symptoms, others have some symptoms which are mild enough to confuse them with a rash or a mosquito bite or anything that may cause, redness, swelling, itching, burning and blisters, and some may not even know what herpes symptoms are.

The fact that somebody doesn?t have or recognize herpes symptoms doesn?t mean they don?t have it. About 25% of the US population is infected with genital herpes, with women being more affected than men. Studies have shown that the vast majority (80%-90%) of people who have genital herpes have not been diagnosed with the condition.

According to a recent paper published by Carnegie Mellon University in January 2006, most sexually active teenage girls know almost nothing about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), except AIDS, until it is too late. Another 2006 study led by Dr. Herbert Kaufman, Boyd Professor of Ophthalmology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, found herpes virus-1 in 98 percent of healthy participants. None of them displayed any symptoms; however they shed the herpes virus in their saliva and tears at least once during the course of the 30-day study. Even though this study didn?t target genital herpes directly, it demonstrates that most people can be totally unaware of carrying the virus and being infected by herpes.

Shed or shedding means that the virus is present on the skin and ready to be transmitted. Herpes is transmitted through skin contact 98% of the time. Studies have shown that shedding may occur in almost 40% of HSV-2 (usually associated with genital herpes) infected people. Asymptomatic viral shedding may last 1 to 5 days, meaning that a person can be contagious without presenting any symptoms at the time. The average duration of each period of viral shedding has been assessed through laboratory studies but is just an estimate.

So how can you tell for a fact if someone has genital herpes? The only way to know is to look at blood, PCR or swab test results. Swab and PCR tests are very accurate when they detect herpes. However, if a test was performed late or delivered to the lab late, it may return a false negative result. Western blot test, a blood test, is the most accurate test available but may return a false negative if the person tested was first infected within the past 3 months. So it is not easy to know if a person has genital herpes or not.

One last consideration, herpes Simplex 1 or HSV-1 usually causes oral herpes and cold sores and herpes simplex-2, genital herpes. But herpes virus-1 genital herpes is becoming more and more prevalent nowadays. It is mostly transmitted during oral sex from a person who?s having an oral herpes infection with or without symptoms. So if getting genital herpes is a concern to you, you should consider oral herpes as well as genital herpes when asking a partner.

As you can see, it is very difficult to assess if a partner has genital herpes. There are no proven products to prevent genital herpes transmission at the moment. Some are currently undergoing testing for FDA approval and will hopefully be marketed soon. In the meanwhile, the best option is using a condom.

Nathalie Foy is the author of Best-Herpes-Treatments.com which provides great information, tips, advice and product comparisons on medical, natural and herbal treatments for cold sores, oral and genital herpes.