Genital Herpes

Posted by Dr Michelle Chia on Dec 5, 2017 in Herpes Screening, STD | 2 comments

Genital herpes is a common and highly contagious infection that is usually sexually transmitted. Even though genital herpes is usually caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), it is also possible to be caused by herpes simplex virus -1 (HSV-1), the virus usually responsible for cold sores. Genital herpes transmission can happen via any kind of sex – genital to genital, oral to genital, and genital to anal.     Will I always have symptoms? More often than not, most patients infected with herpes simplex virus (HSV) do not present with...