Genital Herpes Infection

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has an information leaflet on genital herpes.

 Herpes Viruses Association

Information and support for people with herpes infections.

 Genital Herpes

Information from the fpa.

 International Herpes Alliance

A global association of patient support organizations and health professionals concerned about genital herpes. This website provides information about regional support groups, educational material, issues and events of interest to those with genital herpes.

 International Herpes Management Forum

Works to improve awareness and understanding of herpes viruses (including HSV, VZV,and CMV) and the counselling and management of people with these infections. This website gives all visitors, from specialists and healthcare workers to patients seeking more information about their disease, the opportunity to view and download the educational guidelines produced by IHMF.

 Health Protection Agency

The Health Protection Agency provides a brief summary of the condition as well as detailed advice and analysis.

 British Association of Dermatologists

Their website aims to be a source for members of the public searching for reliable information about the skin and skin diseases. See their patient information section which includes information about genital herpes.

 British Skin Foundation

Provides reliable information on various skin disorders, including genital herpes (herpes simplex).

 Medicine Guide for Genital Herpes

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

See also the Patient UK sexually transmitted diseases page and sexual health page.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.