 [ Symptoms ] i am withdrawing from heroin should i go to the er [ Disease ] hi below is from the uk is nhs it should help you to understand things more genital herpes is a common infection caused by the herpes simplex virus hsv it causes painful blisters on the genitals and the surrounding areas as genital herpes can be passed to others through intimate sexual contact it is often referred to as a sexually transmitted infection sti hsv can affect any mucous membrane moist lining such as those found in the mouth  cold sores  genital herpes is a chronic long term condition the virus remains in your body and can become active again the average rate of recurrence is four to five times in the first two years after being infected however over time it tends to becomes active less frequently and each outbreak becomes less severe there is lots more on site the link is below <link> just copy this link into google to open and read copy from www hope t5his helps you and your gf good luck