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You still can have sex if you have genital herpes, but you must tell your partner you have the virus. They need to know so they can get tested. Wear a condom any time you have sex. Never have sex during an outbreak.

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Genital herpes usually comes from the virus called herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2). Its cousin, HSV-1, is what gives you cold sores. You can get HSV-2 from someone whether they have symptoms or not.

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You may feel itchy or tingly around your genitals. This is usually followed by painful, small blisters that pop and leave sores that ooze or bleed. Most people notice symptoms within a few weeks after they catch the virus from someone else. The first time it happens, you may also have a fever, headache, or other flu-like feelings. Some people have few or no symptoms.

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Your doctor will prescribe an antiviral medicine. These pills can help you feel better and shorten an outbreak. In the meantime, don’t kiss or have any kind of sex with other people. Even if you don’t have symptoms, you can still spread the disease.

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Sometimes people mistake a pimple or ingrown hair for herpes. Your doctor can take a small sample from sores by using a swab test. If you don’t have symptoms but think you might have herpes, your doctor can do a blood test. It may take a few days to get your results.

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There's no cure for genital herpes. Treatment with prescription antiviral pills may be used for the following:

Help sores heal during a first outbreak

Lower the frequency of recurrent outbreaks

Lessen the severity and duration of symptoms in recurrent outbreaks

Reduce the chance of passing the herpes virus to a partner

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five American adults is infected with genital herpes. There is no cure for herpes. Infected individuals will experience episodic recurrence for the rest of their lives.

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In other newborns, the infection is widespread and affects many areas. In these infants, organs such as the eyes, lungs, liver, brain, and skin are all affected. Symptoms include sluggishness, diminished muscle tone, breathing problems, pauses in breathing (apnea), and seizures.

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Genital herpes is often asymptomatic or shows mild symptoms. Sometimes, it is mistaken for another skin condition. Symptoms, when present, appear as:

Small red bumps and rashes without pain near genitals

Itching and tickling around genitals

Pain while urinating

Painful ulcers and sores

Headaches and Backaches

Swollen lymph glands

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Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus. There are two strains:

HSV-1: usually causes cold sores and HSV-2: usually causes genital herpes.

Both the viruses transmit through:

Sexual contact

Skin to skin contact

Oral sex