Sexually transmitted infections often live in the human body and do not manifest themselves until the immune system weakens. According to doctors, one of the most common diseases of the genital area is genital herpes. In civilized countries, the virus annually affects more and more people. The transmission path is mostly sexual. Genital or genital herpes is the prototype of common cold sores in 80% of people. The most susceptible to this disease are young men under 40 years of age who lead a hectic life, often change partners, forget about contraceptives.
To detect herpes in men, it is necessary to pass special tests, with their help the doctor will be able to clarify how the virus got into the body. The virus may not appear for years - this is a paroxysmal disease, i.e. after bubble rashes, a stage of imaginary well-being sets in - after an indefinite time, herpes progresses again. There is a reasonable explanation for this - the virus is in the human nerve cells and is waiting in the wings. A provocateur can even be an elementary irritation of the genitals. If the virus is not treated, then it will constantly recur.
After infection, a person becomes a carrier of infection, even without any characteristic signs. As you know, genital herpes in men is not completely cured as well as chlamydia, but only healed. A person who has genital herpes will have to maintain his immunity for life in order to avoid episodes of the resumption of rashes. This virus is dangerous during pregnancy, because detrimental effect on the embryo, therefore, gynecologists prescribe a specific course of treatment for pregnant women, usually after treatment a favorable prognosis.
Signs of genital herpes
Once in the body, this infection subsides for a while - in some cases, a person does not feel discomfort and only by a blood test can determine the disease. Only 20% of people in the first few weeks after infection have symptoms, genital herpes in men is accompanied by:
- rash on the genitals, on the glans penis, scrotum, near the anus,
- itching
- soreness in the perineum,
discomfort during urination,
- weakness, fatigue,
- elevated temperature
- an increase in lymph nodes.
If you start herpes in men or untimely start treatment, then the vesicles filled with liquid will begin to burst and turn into painful sores. About a month after infection, a person develops immunity to infection, however, the virus remains “living” in the cells of the body periodically causing exacerbations.
Key Features
It should be noted that herpes in men occurs in different forms. At the initial stage, the virus can pass without a clinical picture or with minimal manifestations. As a result, a person does not seek help, starting a disease and infecting his partner with the virus.
What complications can genital herpes cause?
There are often cases when herpes in men passed to the fingers, prostate gland, testes, cornea of the eye - this threatens to impair vision and even blindness, then an immediate appeal to a specialist is required. In rare cases, the infection spreads to internal organs, to brain cells, which can cause death.
Treatment
Medicine has not yet been able to create drugs that completely destroy genital herpes; today, modern antiviral agents block the further growth of dangerous microorganisms. For treatment, special creams, ointments, aerosols for local use, as well as multivitamins that enhance the immune system, are used. For prevention - compliance with hygiene rules and a healthy lifestyle.