Genital herpes, as the name implies, is a lesion that occurs on the genitals and is a common sexually transmitted disease that occurs in both men and women. There are many clinical classifications of genital herpes, and the following are some of the common classifications of genital herpes so that patients can identify the cause and prescribe the right medicine. 1, primary genital herpes: the incubation period of this kind of genital herpes is generally 2 to 7 days, it starts with small, itchy red papules, which quickly turn into small blisters, forming pustules after a few days, breaking down to form vesicles, ulcers, crusts, accompanied by pain, and single or fused lesions. 2, recurrent genital herpes: this type mostly recurs within 1 to 4 months after the primary infection, similar to the symptoms of the primary, but the symptoms are light, the rash is small in scope, and the course of the disease is short, usually within a few days can be self-healing. 3, maternal, neonatal herpes: clinically, primary genital herpes in pregnant women can often lead to premature birth, miscarriage, fetal abnormalities or stillbirth, and 50% of neonatal infections occur during delivery through the birth canal of the primary infected pregnant woman, which can result in high fever, herpes, enlarged liver and spleen lymph nodes, encephalitis or sepsis, and in severe cases, even death.