If you get six or more cold sores per year, your doctor may recommend something called suppressive antiviral therapy, which ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that causes painful fluid ...

Both skin tags and genital warts can develop as a single bump, or they can grow in clusters. It’s possible for additional tags or warts to appear in the same area over time. These bumps are ...

Fifty to 80 percent of American adults have oral herpes (HSV-1), which causes cold sores or fever blisters in or around the mouth. Genital herpes, caused by HSV-1 or HSV-2, affects one out of every ...

Skin-related STIs like herpes and warts are common yet misunderstood due to stigma. Education, prevention, and open ...

Genital herpes (HSV-2): Sores typically occur on the penis, vagina, buttocks, or anus. Women can have sores inside the vagina. Like oral herpes, these sores can appear anywhere on the skin. If a ...

Many people who have genital herpes don’t show symptoms, or the symptoms are so mild they don’t notice them — so they might not even know they have it. When herpes does cause symptoms, the most common ...

Doctors call this “asymptomatic viral shedding.” You can get genital herpes after coming into contact with HSV-1 or HSV-2. Most people get genital herpes from HSV-2, which they get during sex. If ...