Herpes and Shingles

Herpes are amongst the most common sexually transmitted infections in the UK. This condition is caused by the herpes simplex virus and is contracted through sexual contact with someone who is infected by this virus. One major problem with this infection is that someone can contract herpes without knowing it because the symptoms can sometimes lay dormant for weeks, and often months. If you believe that you may have contracted the virus, but are not aware of any symptoms, then it is always to be safe and undergo testing to make sure that you know if you do or don't have the infection. Testing can be completed at clinics or in the privacy of your own home by using home test kits.

When the symptoms do occur, they appear as one or more blisters that are situated around the genital area. Eventually, these blisters break to for sores which can often take weeks to disappear. Thankfully, there are a number of herpes treatments available that can control and combat these symptoms to make sure that the sores are eliminated at a much quicker rate. However, sometimes outbreaks can occur again just weeks after the original sore has been eliminated. However, outbreaks can be controlled by the use of homeopathic treatments which can act as preventatives against future blisters.