Herpes Diagnosis
Doctors could usually diagnose herpes on sight, although they might want to confirm it by taking a culture from a sore. If you wait until the sores are old, the culture might come back falsely negative, so it s best to go to the doctor when the sores first appear. Because the virus is acquired through sex, the doctor might do tests for other common sexually transmitted infections as well.
Talk to your doctor if you see the following signs:
Diagnose herpes for Women
Look for small red bumps, blisters or open sores in and around the vagina, buttocks, and inner thighs. These symptoms could lead to pain, itching or irritation in those areas. Sometimes sores might develop inside the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder. This would make urination very painful. Feeling sick, and having a fever and body aches might also be a sign of infection.
Diagnose herpes for Women
Check the penis, buttocks or inner thighs to look for small red bumps, blisters or open sores. Sores might also develop inside the urethra making urination painful. A feeling of sickness, fever, and body aches might signal possible infection.
Diagnose herpes for Babies
Look for blisters, red eyes, and a discharge from the eyes, unusual tiredness, seizures and breathing problems.
For some people, there is no symptoms appeared. In others the symptoms might be so mild, they often go undiagnosed. The first sign of infection usually would show up in one week to 10 days after you contact with the virus initially. This first outbreak is usually the most painful, but for many people(about 40 percent), a second outbreak might never happen, even though they still have the virus.
Herpes Test
If you are worried about there you are really affected by herpes or not, it is suggested to take a test, such as Herpes virus antigen detection test, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, Antibody tests Blood tests.
