Genital Herpes Health Center

All About Genital Herpes: Resources

The following resources will help you locate more health information, referrals to clinics and clinical trials, hotlines, support groups, and more for genital herpes.

For Information

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  www.acog.org
  
  Several educational pamphlets are available. Follow the link from the home page to the ACOG Bookstore.
  
  
• CDC Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  www.cdc.gov/std
  CDC National STD Hotline
  English: (800) 227-8922, (800) 342-2437
  Spanish: (800) 344-7432
  
  The web site of the CDC's STD division has statistics galore, plus fact sheets and links to other public-health resources, such as local and state health departments.
  
  The CDC also operates the National STD Hotline. Specialists at the hotline answer questions, provide referrals to clinics, and will send printed materials.
  
  
• The National Institutes of Health, ClinicalTrials.gov
  www.clinicaltrials.gov
  
  ClinicalTrials.gov is a service of the National Institutes of Health. You can search the web site for clinical trials that are looking for patients to sign up. The database includes studies sponsored by government agencies, drug companies, universities, and other organizations.

For Support

• American Social Health Association
  www.ashastd.org
  ASHA National Herpes Hotline
  (919) 361-8488
  
  Among the many herpes resources compiled by the American Social Health Association are links to contact information for support groups. These groups operate in most U.S. states. There are also groups in Canada Sydney, Australia. The web site also hosts an online chat moderated by an ASHA Herpes Resource Center staff member Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. ET.
  
  You can also speak to a trained health communication specialist on the ASHA National Herpes Hotline Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
  
  Another ASHA web site, www.iwannaknow.org, provides sexual health information written specifically for teens.
  
  The ASHA offers printed materials for sale, such as The Helper, a quarterly newsletter, and Managing Herpes, a book co-authored by herpes expert Anna Wald, MD.
  
  
• International Herpes Alliance
  www.herpesalliance.org
  
  This web site has links to support groups in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden. You can also read personal stories by people living with herpes and share your own. Text on the site is available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese.