| National Herpes Hotline: 919-361-8488
American Social Health Association (ASHA) – Learn About Herpes
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn.cfm ASHA’s Herpes Blood Test Guide
Centers for Disease Control – Genital Herpes – CDC Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/STDFact-Herpes.htm Planned Parenthood Herpes Questions and Answers
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/medicalinfo/ sti/pub-sti-herpes.xml Importance and Practicalities of Patient Counseling in the Prevention and Management of Genital Herpes, Article in Medscape by Terri Warren, RN (9/29/2004) – Excellent Info – Print out for your doctor!
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
FDA Paper – Genital Herpes: A Hidden Epidemic – Print out for your doctors!
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1370/is_2_36/ai_84434355/ Herpes.org – Nonprofit website with general info:
http://www.herpes.org/ Herpes Blood Tests Quick Reference Guide from ASHA
Original Herpes Home Page
http://www.racoon.com/herpes/ Westover Heights Clinic – Terri Warren, RN
http://www.westoverheights.com Western Blot Test – the most accurate herpes blood test – University or Washington Virology Dept.
http://depts.washington.edu/herpes/faq.php 206-598-6066 |
Herpes Support and Message Boards
Local Herpes Social Groups – often offer informal support
Web MD Herpes Message Board w/Terri Warren, RN
http://boards.webmd.com/topic.asp?topic_id=90 Herpes Help – Yoshi2me.com http://www.yoshi2me.com/
Picking Up the Pieces Yahoo Group – Online Support for HSV and HPV
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PickingUpThePieces/ Herpes Q&A – real questions and answers
Books on Herpes:
Updated Herpes Handbook from Westover Heights Clinic – Free
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook.html OTHER
HealthCheckUSA – Order your own HerpeSelect Blood Test for HSV1&2 – private, confidential, at a local lab: https://www.healthcheckusa.com/lab_tests/Sexual_Health/Herpes_Simplex_Virus_1_and_2_IgM
New England Journal of Medicine article on Asymptomatic Shedding in Patients who report no prior history of HSV2 and article in Doctor’s Guide which explains the results in layman’s terms.
International Herpes Resource Center
http://www.herpesresourcecenter.com Study on How Well Acyclovir works to reduce virus shedding http://depts.washington.edu/herpes/art_treatment.htm
Study on How Herpes is Often Spread even without Symptoms – Give to your Doctor!http://www.webmd.com/genital-herpes/news/20110412/genital-herpes-silent-spread
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