If you are a man and you recently had unprotected sex, then you should be aware of the symptoms of genital herpes in men.
Though women are more prone to get genital herpes, it is still important for men to be aware of this disease and to do everything they can to protect themselves and their partners from it.
The first thing that men should know about genital herpes is that, once caught, it stays in the body for life.
There is still no known cure for the disease but with modern medicine it can be easily managed and people with it can still live normal lives.
Usually, the disease lies dormant and will not profess any symptoms until triggered by certain factors such as stress or other diseases.
Once triggered, some genital herpes symptoms in men include painful blisters in and around the genital area.
This is the trademark herpes blisters that the disease has become known for.
The blisters will last about a week then it will begin to heal signaled by the formation of scabs.
These symptoms are precluded by a tingling and itchy sensation in the groin area.
Some men with genital herpes also reported to having flu-like symptoms such as fever, coughing, chills and painful muscles among others prior to the formation of the blisters.
Other genital herpes symptoms in men include swollen lymph nodes, painful urination and fatigue.
If you have noticed any of these genital herpes symptoms in men in yourself, you should immediately go to your doctor to be sure of you really have been infected or not.