Treating Male Genital Herpes Infection Completely
Treating male genital herpes need to be started from the early beginning of the infection and proper treatment. In fact, every man already faces virus attack. Starting from the mild one like cold and influenza up to some severe if left untreated like genital herpes. A lot of adults get infected without being aware of it. It is simply because this sexually transmitted disease commonly comes without any exact symptom presence.
Treating male genital herpes initial infection
In fact, men may get genital herpes infection from not only active herpes lesion but also skin that looks healthy, mucosa or secretions. The symptom of the infection commonly comes up around 2 up to 12 days after initial contact. Usually, it will come similarly as flu symptoms like a headache, fever, swollen gland and body aches.
Treating male genital herpes lesion
You can start to look at your penis, thighs, mouth, scrotum, buttock and anal area because the lesion commonly comes up in those areas. It started with bumps then turn into a blister that filled with fluid. After that, the lesion will change into painful ulcers that become crusty and even scab over. Sometime, the lesion may come up in the urethra with burning sensation when urinating.
Discomfort feeling may accompany the occurrence of the lesion. Tingle, itchy in the red and cracked skin will appear. The lesion cycle from its initial development until get healed completely. The whole cycle of lesion period will last for about 2 up to 4 weeks. Even though those symptoms commonly appear but some of the men do not have appeared symptom. If you want to make sure that you have genital herpes or not then you can have some test to prove it.
Treating male genital herpes outbreak
Genital herpes outbreak may be triggered by stress, ultraviolet light, and fatigue. When the virus gets active then some tingle and itchy will appeared on the infected skin. The outbreak may not only come once in a lifetime. It is common to comes up around 3 up to 4 times per year with decreasing of outbreak frequency after the first year. Without proper treatment, men with genital herpes may get infertility and HIV risk.
Treating male genital herpes medically
When you are suspecting that you have male genital herpes then you better do some test to prove it. A laboratory test is a great idea to do it. Some physical examination will be done such as blood test and culture test of a visible lesion. Commonly, the doctor will prescribe antiviral medication. This type of medication can ease the symptom and fasten the healing. Besides that, it also reduces the possibility of spreading it to the others. This is the right way of treating male genital herpes.
