What are the early symptoms of genital herpes in women?

Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease. Genital herpes is very harmful to human health, and it is contagious. If there are elderly people and children at home, it is best to isolate them from their families during the illness. Genital herpes must be actively treated. Since the recurrence rate of this disease is very high, prevention is also very important while actively treating it. What are the early symptoms of female genital herpes?

What are the early symptoms of genital herpes in women?

1. Symptoms of genital herpes in women

The most common sites of genital herpes are the cervix, vagina, vulva and urethra in women; in men, it occurs in the penis and urethra, basically invading the skin and mucous membranes below the waist. It is divided into primary herpes and recurrent herpes.

Primary genital herpes: The first infection with the virus is called primary genital herpes, with an incubation period of 3-5 days. There is a burning sensation at first at the infected site, and soon groups of small red papules appear on the basis of the erythema, accompanied by slight itching, and soon turn into blisters or papulovesicles. In severe patients, the skin lesions may turn into pustules after 3-5 days, and then form large patches of erosion and ulcers, which are painful, and finally scab over and heal completely. The whole course of the disease is about 20 days. Systemic symptoms are obvious: fever, headache, malaise, increased vaginal discharge, difficulty urinating, local lymph node enlargement, etc.

Recurrent genital herpes: Recurrent genital herpes is reinfection after the disease is cured, or the disease is not completely cured and reoccurs. The symptoms are basically the same as primary genital herpes. Usually blisters appear at the original site of the rash, which first causes itching and pain, and then groups of blisters appear and turn into pustules; after rupturing, erosions and ulcers form, causing redness, swelling and pain, and finally heal with scabs. Recurrent genital herpes usually recurs within 1 to 4 months after the primary infection. The clinical manifestations of recurrent genital herpes are very similar to those of primary genital herpes. One to two days before recurrence, there are often prodromal symptoms such as local itching or burning sensation.

The most common early symptom of genital herpes is a cluster of large blisters containing fluid that rupture to form painful ulcers that then scab over and heal on their own. This process may take several days. But in some people, it only manifests as some small rashes and small papule-like bumps on the skin. Some people also have other symptoms such as painful urination, and in some women, vaginal discharge.

2. What are the causes of genital herpes in women?

1. The sources of infection of genital herpes are patients and carriers of the virus, especially genital herpes on the patient's genital skin or mucous membranes, which contain simple genital herpes virus, which can be transmitted to spouses or other sexual partners through sexual contact, and can also be transmitted among homosexuals.

2. Low immunity. It mainly refers to non-sexual contact transmission. It can be transmitted through contact with the secretions of patients with genital herpes or contaminated utensils, such as towels, foot cloths, foot basins, clothes and quilts stained with secretions, and even toilet seats.

3. Genital herpes vaccination infection. During the treatment process, the lesion tissue containing genital herpes may contaminate other parts, such as the inoculation of the skin and mucous membranes around and distal to the genital herpes lesions, resulting in genital herpes.