Diagnosing Genital Herpes Early Lessens Risks Of Infecting Others

2008-04-24 10:21:32

( Pharmeceutical-Medical )



If you think that you might have contracted a genital herpes, then you should see your doctor immediately and undergo a genital herpes testing. Keep in mind that deferring a test for genital herpes may lead to doctors inaccurately diagnosing genital herpes and may put your sexual partner in high risk of getting the infection. Medical doctors and other health care professionals often recommend that you cease to have any sexual contact once you suspect that you have acquired this contagious disease.

Genital herpes testing is usually conducted by the doctor to confirm whether the symptoms are indeed that of the genital herpes. Lesion culture test is the most common and dependable test for genital herpes. Doctors will take a sample from the blisters and lesions, and send it to the laboratory for proper analysis. Another reliable test for genital herpes is the antigen detection test. Both of these tests are only done when diagnosing genital herpes of a patient who has experienced an outbreak.

If there is no outbreak of the disease, diagnosing genital herpes involves taking blood samples for laboratory analysis. Diagnosing genital herpes when there is no outbreak is often difficult for doctors. A test for genital herpes called Western blood immunoassay test produces accurate results, but it is not readily available and is very expensive.

The other test for genital herpes, which is cheaper than the Western blood immunoassay test, is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. The problem with ELISA test is that when the result is positive, it does not necessarily mean that a patient has genital herpes because it can also be a case of oral herpes. For this reason, it is highly recommended that you have a thorough medical check-up when outbreak occurs in order to be given the appropriate treatment of the disease.


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