Herpes is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the U.S.A. At some point in their life, almost 90% of Americans have herpes.
What are the causes for herpes at men?
The causes for herpes at man are:
- Contact with an infected person;
- Unprotected sexual contact;
Important fact: A man that has herpes can spread the disease even if he doesn’t know he has this infection. The infection can be transmitted to others even if it appears to be inactive.
What are the first signs of herpes in men?
Herpes symptoms in men can be divided into three categories: most common, less common and the least common.
Most common symptoms:
First signs of herpes men are silent, and can’t be observed.
Less common symptoms:
- Sores or blisters
- Fever
- Headache
- Tiredness
- Body aches
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Burning, painful feeling if urine passes over the sores;
- Being unable to urinate
- Swollen, tender lymph glands in the groin, neck, and under the Muscle aches
- Headache
- Fever
- Nausea
- “Run-down” feeling
- Achy, flu-like feeling
The least common symptoms:
- Meningitis
- Encephalitis
- Eye infection
- Eczema herpetiform
Herpes signs in men usually go away within 2 or 3 weeks; even faster if you are treated with proper medication. The sores usually heal without scars. But, after the symptoms disappear, the virus stays in your organism, even with treatment. The infection can flare up and causes outbreaks. Symptoms are usually worse during primary herpes and are milder with outbreaks.
How can you know if you have herpes?
You know by now what are the causes for herpes in men, but if the first signs of herpes are silent how can you know that you are infected with this virus?
The best way to check is to get tested.
Let’s look at some genital herpes statistics in the USA!
- About one out of five men in the United States has genital herpes. That means 20% of the men.
- That’s more than 50 million people in the United States who have genital herpes, so you can see it’s a very common infection
- 85% of people with genital herpes don’t know they have it and that’s because it is usually asymptomatic.That means 42 million Americans who are not aware of the fact they have genital herpes.
- Genital herpes is the most prevalent viral STD.
What should you remember?
Herpes infection is more common than you may think and you should consider testing yourself for it because many people are unware of the fact they are infected.
We recommend seeing The 21 Days Herpes Challenge
Take care of your health because there is a lot of ignorance spread around this virus. It is nothing to be ashamed of if you are indeed infected.
