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General Herpes Information
National Herpes Hotline:
919-361-8488
American
Social Health Association (ASHA) - National Herpes Resource Center:
http://www.ashastd.org/herpes/herpes_learn.cfm
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/sexual-health/std/herpes.htmUS Food
and Drug Administration (FDA):
FDA Paper - Genital Herpes: A Hidden Epidemic - Print out for your doctors!
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/202_herp.html
FDA Talk Paper - FDA Approves Valtrex for Suppressive Therapy -
Print out for
your doctors!
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2003/ANS01250.html
FDA - Prescribing Info for Valtrex - Print out for your doctors!
http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2003/020550s019lbl.pdf
International Herpes Alliance:
http://www.herpesalliance.org/
Herpes.org - Nonprofit website with
general info:
http://www.herpes.org/
Herpes Blood Tests Quick Reference Guide
http://www.ashastd.org/pdfs/blood_test.pdf
Original Herpes Home Page
http://www.racoon.com/herpes/
Updated Herpes Handbook from Westover Heights Clinic
http://www.westoverheights.com/genital_herpes/handbook.html
Western Blot Test - the most accurate herpes blood test
http://www.lahelp.org/blot_test.htm
San Francisco City Clinic - Confidential
HSV2 & other STD tests - $10 per visit
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/sfcityclinic/ and
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/sfcityclinic/stdbasics/herpes.asp
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.
"Herpes
Simplex Virus: the importance of asymptomatic shedding" report by Dr. Anna
Wald and D.M. Koelle at University of Washington (2000). PDF File.
Importance and Practicalities of Patient Counseling in the Prevention and
Management of Genital Herpes, Article in Medscape by Terri Warren, RN
(9/29/2004)
International Herpes Resource Center
http://www.herpesresourcecenter.com/
2002
National Guideline for the management of genital herpes
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Herpes Social & Support Groups
San Francisco HELP - Herpes Support Group
Bay Area Friends (Main - All Ages) Yahoo
Group:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bayareafriendsSF/
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/
Southern California Friends
Southern Cal Friends Public Website
Southern Cal Friends Yahoo Group
Sacramento Valley Friends
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SacValleyFriends/
Sac Friends - Most Active Sacramento H Social Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SacFriends/
San Diego Friends
San Diego Friends
Yahoo Group
Central Cali Friends - Fresno & Central Valley
Central Cali Friends Public Website
Central
Cali Friends Yahoo Group
Northern Nevada Friends
http://www.northernnevadafriends.orgLinks to Other H Social
Groups in US and Worldwide:
http://www.datingwithherpes.org/social_groups.htm
HSV-Knowledgeable Bay Area Doctors
For a list of HSV-knowledgeable doctors in the SF Bay Area who
have been recommended by other Bay Area Friends Members, go to:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/bayareafriendsSF/database
Books on Herpes:
Managing Herpes: How to Live and Love with a Chronic STD
(Paperback)
Dr. Ruth's Guide to Talking about Herpes (Paperback)
OTHER
American Herpes Foundation
http://www.herpes-foundation.org/index.htm
People with Herpes
http://www.peoplewithherpes.com
Dating with Herpes.org
http://www.datingwithherpes.org
US
AND INTERNATIONAL HERPES SOCIAL &
SUPPORT GROUP LISTINGS
National
Institutes of Health Herpes Vaccine Trials or email
erin@questclinical.com
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