What are the genital herpes symptoms?
Symptoms of genital herpes can vary greatly from one individual to another. Some people may have severe symptoms, while others may have mild symptoms. Most of the infected individuals have mild symptoms that may go unnoticed for years. At the start of an outbreak, many people feel itching, tingling, or burning feeling in the area where their herpes symptoms will develop. Symptoms in the first outbreak can be severe (such as many painful sores). Symptoms include flu-like symptoms, fever, swollen glands, particularly in the groin and classic small fluid filled blisters appear on the skin, pain in the buttocks, the back of the legs, or even lower back.