Counseling/patient education. For many sufferers, recurrences of genital herpes are infrequent and merely an inconvenience. Often it is a nonfatal self-limiting condition that will finally remit ...

Genital herpes, a common sexually transmitted infection worldwide, is the result of the herpes simplex virus. Although a cure is not yet available for this disease, there exist methods to manage ...

Identified risk factors for acquiring genital herpes infection include larger number of lifetime sexual partners, history of sexually transmitted infections, increasing age, and sexually ...

Help may be on the way for people living with genital herpes, with a leading clinical trial about to take place to ...

Antiviral drugs, like Valtrex (valacyclovir) and Zovirax (acyclovir), not only heal herpes sores faster than other options, ...

Genital warts and herpes can be hard to tell apart since they both appear in the genital area. However, genital warts are small, flesh-colored bumps whereas herpes sores look like blisters or open ...

How will you know if you have genital herpes? Can you get herpes from someone who doesn’t show signs of the disease? How might herpes effect your body? Find answers here.

Alaina Luxmoore is a trustee on the New Zealand Herpes Foundation (NZHF) board, an organisation aiming to make information ...

The herpes simplex virus, also known as HSV, is a viral infection that causes genital and oral herpes. Get the details on key signs, diagnosis, and treatment. 7-Question Quiz: Cold Sores 101 ...

There is no genital herpes cure. You’ll have to learn to live with it. But some simple changes to your lifestyle -- and to your attitude -- can make it easier to cope.

Wisp is a telemedicine platform offering sexual and reproductive health services, including online herpes treatment. With ...

Up to 80% of New Zealanders will get genital or oral herpes at some stage in their lives, but research shows most of us are too afraid of judgment to talk about it. A survey conducted by ...