How do you get herpes?

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Herpes HSV1 is usually caught via skin to skin contact such as kissing and is the virus that causes cold sores. Herpes HSV2 is caught via sexual intercourse, and is responsible for genital herpes. Transmission can occur from an infected partner who does not have a visible sore and may not know that he or she is infected.

The HSV1 virus which causes Cold Sores can surprisingly also cause genital herpes. This can be caused by oral-genital or genital-genital contact with a person who has HSV1 infection. Genital HSV1 outbreaks reoccur less often than genital HSV2 outbreaks.

How do you know you have genital herpes?

If you have contracted HSV you may not have any visible symptoms yet, as symptoms tend to occur a few weeks after contraction. Sometimes many years can pass without any symptoms developing. However even without showing any symptoms it still leaves a healthy partner vulnerable to becoming infected during sexual activity.

By visiting a sexual health clinic a doctor can carry out a visual inspection if the outbreak is typical, and can take a sample from the blisters/sores and sent it off to be tested in a laboratory. If you are not having an outbreak but want to be tested for HSV, a blood test can be taken. This test will detect HSV1 or HSV2 within your body, although the results are not always clear-cut.

What triggers a herpes outbreak?

What triggers a herpes outbreak will depend on the individual, as everyones immune system is different. But here are a few commonly reported factors that can trigger a reoccurance;

These are just some basic genital herpes facts, but hopefully these facts will help you become more aware and knowledgeable about HSV. However people don’t tend to know they have contracted HSV until they develop genital herpes, which can increase the risk in contracting other more serious medical diseases in the future, which is why it is important to get yourself checked out by a doctor.

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How do i remove my hsv genital herpes?

Sadly there is no cure for HSV, and once you are infected you will have it for the rest of your life. However your body can ‘fight it off’ and the virus itself can become dormant for decades and then reappear, but once genital herpes has developed they will require treatment.

If you know you have herpes then TheHerpesClinic.com can help you remove the blisters/sores, and help you take action to avoid herpes returning in the future. We are the only website that offers comprehensive reviews of all the genital herpes treatment available throughout the world. So if you have read "how do you get genital herpes" and think you may have contracted the virus let us assist you in finding the most effective genital herpes treatment to suit your needs and lifestyle.