Mindel A, Coker D M, Faherty A, Williams P
Academic Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London.
Genitourin Med. 1988 Apr;64(2):103-6. doi: 10.1136/sti.64.2.103.
One hundred and forty eight patients (69 women and 79 men) with often recurring genital herpes were observed for two months. Men had 119 observed recurrences and women 104. The attacks were significantly longer in men than women (8.7 days v 6.6 days, p = 0.005). Significantly more women complained of symptoms, however, and when symptoms occurred they were more severe. Other significant differences between men and women included age (men were older than women); more men had previously had sexually transmitted diseases; more men had infected a sexual partner, but fewer knew the source of their infection; and men had more lesions at each attack. Positive viral culture results were shown to depend on the amount of erythema, the number of lesions, and the presence of vesicles.
对148例（69名女性和79名男性）复发性生殖器疱疹患者进行了为期两个月的观察。男性观察到119次复发，女性观察到104次复发。男性的发作时间明显长于女性（8.7天对6.6天，p = 0.005）。然而，抱怨有症状的女性明显更多，而且症状出现时更严重。男性和女性之间的其他显著差异包括年龄（男性比女性年龄大）；更多男性曾患过性传播疾病；更多男性感染过性伴侣，但较少有人知道感染源；男性每次发作时的皮损更多。病毒培养阳性结果显示取决于红斑量、皮损数量和水疱的存在情况。
