In this video, I will go over the herpes signs and symptoms that are very specific to herpes outbreak and differentiate it from other genital skin conditions.

My name is Slava Fuzayloff and I am a physician at STDcenterNY. We have been dealing with different aspects of herpes testing and treatment at our facility for more than 20 years.

I will tell you about nine tell-tail genital herpes signs that are very specific for herpes rash and separate it from other genital skin conditions such as friction burn, balanitis (fungal infection of the head of the penis), vaginal yeast infection, syphilis, folliculitis (infection of the hair follicles) and others.

1. Prodrome period
2. “Nerve” symptoms of tingling and shooting pain
3. The preference for a thin and moist areas
4. Painful sores
5. Clustered lesions
6. Affects superficial area of the skin
7. Herpes lesions are usually on one side of the body (left or right)
8. Herpes lesions evolve over time that is changing their appearance.
9. Enlarged and painful lymph nodes on the side of the rash

Timestamps:
00:00 9 reason it is genital herpes (HSV 2) and nothing else
00:33 Reason 1: Prodrome period
01:27 Reason 2: Tingling of the skin and shooting nerve pain
03:04 Reason 3: Herpes virus prefers thin and moist skin areas
04:55 Reason 4: Pain
07:09 Reason 5: Herpes lesions are clustered together
08:23 Reason 6: Herpes lesions are superficial
09:48 Reason 7: Herpes lesions are usually one-sided
10:48 Reason 8: Herpes skin lesions evolve over time
13:01 Reason 9: Localized lymph node enlargement

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Dr.F