Get Tested For Genital Sores
While playing sports, it is quite common for one to experience having blisters. Whether it be in the fingers or the feet, blisters are often ignored and are left alone to naturally heal. One may also encounter having ulcers in the mouth because of accidentally biting one's lips or because of stress and other internal stimuli. Usually medicine is not applied in these mouth ulcers and persons who have it just wait for it to naturally heal. However, if blisters or ulcers appear in one's genital area, it cannot be ignored and left alone to naturally heal.
Blisters or ulcers found in the genital area are called genital sores. Genital sores may afflict both men and women. Although there are different symptoms appearing from both sexes, there are also common symptoms. Its common symptoms include painful urination, itching, pain in the location of the sore, and burning sensation in the genitals. If any of these symptoms begin to appear, it is advisable to seek the aid of a medical professional and get tested for genital sores. Never perform any self-treatment or do any self-medication. Playing doctor to yourself will not only possibly further aggravate your medical condition, it might also mask the symptoms and prevent the medical doctor from a complete diagnosis of your disease. Also, one should not engage in any sexual activity with another partner while still undergoing medication or while the medical condition is untreated. This will prevent further aggravation and infection of the medical condition and preclude its transmission to another person.
Having treatment for a genital sore is difficult because individuals are usually embarrassed to consult it with their health professionals. Hence, to avoid this embarrassing and difficult situation, it is always best to seek prevention rather than cure. The usual causes of genital sores are sexually transmitted diseases or STDs. In order to avoid contacting STDs and eventually prevent the occurrence of a genital sore, one should practice safe sex by using condoms, should abstain from sex, or should indulge in self-pleasure through masturbation. It is also recommended that one should also be aware of the medical condition of one's sexual partner especially in cases of multiple sexual partners.
Genital sores are dangerous not only to a person afflicted with it but also to the sexual partner of such person. If left untreated, a genital sore can cause continuous pain, suffering, itchiness in the genitals, and can be transferred to another person through sexual contact. In other words, untreated genital sores can cause continuous discomfort, further aggravation, and transfer of infection. What is worse is that the symptoms of genital sores are not consistently conspicuous. Sometimes they are subtle. There are also times that they will disappear by themselves for a while and reappear. Indeed, there is no exact assurance that one has or does not have this medical condition despite the absence or appearance of symptoms. Therefore, it is imperative for one who has symptoms of genital sores to get tested in order to be sure.
