Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease that infects both men and women alike. It can spread either by having vaginal anal or oral sex with a person affected by the same. This disease though not life threatening like other forms of STDs has no cure and one has to live with its consequences for life. Like most other STDs genital herpes spreads silently without showing any obvious symptoms of the same. What causes genital herpes? Genital herpes is caused by two types of viruses called herpes simplex type 1 and herpes simplex type 2. It is most common in