As the genital herpes test is a testing done to find the traces of the herpes simplex virus commonly known as HSV and belongs to the type 2 which is considered to be sexually transmitted. Thus it is one of the most important tests as the other type of tests involves the bacterium which causes the damage but in the herpes test it is simplex virus which is more vulnerable and dangerous than the bacterium as it also affects the genitalia of both the male and the female. And in order to conduct the std testing for the herpes simplex virus HSV type 2 a sample of blood is required in order to examine the trails of the virus in the blood stream. Thus if found to be positive or the blood contains the herpes simplex virus then the treatment should be started immediately without any hesitation as the damages caused by the virus are very severe than any other sexually transmitted diseases. The person who don’t wants to visit the lab can order for a herpes test like any other hepatitis test or gonorrhea test and request for a at home facility but the at home facility is unfortunately not available for this type of test as the blood sample taken should be only by professional so that he / she handles it with care.