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These are two common STDs that are commonly confused. So what's the difference? 

Genital herpes is a tricky STD; it can be spread even without symptoms. 

Do you know the facts about genital herpes? Here are five!

At getSTDtested.com, we often are asked, “How do I know if I have herpes?”  It’s a valid question, considering genital herpes is one of the most prevalent STDs. 

When genital herpes symptoms surface in time for delivery, you run the risk of transmitting the disease to your newborn, at which point it can become life-threatening.

Is there a way to definitively avoid genital herpes, symptoms and all? Of course there is: It’s called abstinence.

While it’s true that genital herpes symptoms are highly contagious when skin-to-skin contact is involved, there are ways to satisfy your partner without having to worry about exposing him or her to infection.

If you’ve come to notice genital soreness, an STD test can determine whether you have genital herpes.

While it’s great that your genital herpes symptoms aren’t causing you any pain, you should know that this isn’t unusual. Most people who have the disease either don’t experience genital herpes symptoms at all, or have symptoms that are almost mild enough to go unnoticed.

Many people find that their genital herpes symptoms always seem to show up at the worst possible times. But believe it or not, this pattern actually makes sense.

If you’re experiencing your first outbreak, you may be wondering if your genital herpes symptoms will leave you with a permanent reminder in the form of scarring. The answer, for the most part, is “no.”

While genital herpes symptoms can be troublesome enough on their own, here’s something that might really throw infected females for a loop: Women with genital herpes symptoms are more likely to contract HIV once exposed to the disease.

Genital herpes is one of the easiest STDs to spread. But did you know that that disease can also be transmitted when genital herpes symptoms aren’t present?

Over 80 percent of those who have genital herpes aren’t aware of their infections because they’ve either yet to experience genital herpes symptoms, or haven’t noticed their mild genital herpes symptoms.

Women are almost twice as likely to contract genital herpes, symptoms and all, as their male counterparts.