- Patient Information Leaflet – republished November 2023
- Herpes Simplex – The Guide
- Cold sores for children (easy reading)
- List of the great articles in back copies of SPHERE
- Brasileiro – leaflet in Brazilian Portuguse
- Espanol – leaflet in Spanish
- Francais – leaflet in French
- Italiano – leaflet in Italian
- Polski – leaflet in Polish
- Romana – leaflet in Romanian
- Russian – leaflet in Russian
Samples from Sphere magazine
- Sphere magazine, the whole of volume 30 issue 4 (Summer 2016)
- Dr Kinghorn’s talk at our Annual General Meeting (AGM)
- Dr Waters’ talk at our AGM 2005
- Meeting people with herpes / Comments from a helpliner
Herpes Simplex – The Guide
The Herpes Viruses Association sells Herpes Simplex – The Guide, a six thousand word, 16 page booklet, now in its twelfth edition: herpes patient information for diagnosed patients. It conforms to the requirements of the Information Standard. Last year, GUM clinicians handed the GUIDE to about 40% of newly diagnosed patients.
This edition includes more detail on ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ and a long section on ‘Why herpes simplex may cause some people anxiety’ which explains how the word ‘herpes’ has been given its aura of horror. Dr Phil Hammond has written the Introduction.
Two doctors have written:
“An excellent patient perspective on genital herpes that will help dispel myth by providing good commonsense advice” Dr George Kinghorn, MD FRCP, Clinical Director, Sheffield and Chair of the Herpes Simplex Virus Advisory Panel (sub-group of British Association for Sexual Health and HIV)
“You have done an excellent job and I think it is very comprehensive,”Professor Adrian Mindel, CBE MSc MD FRCP, formerly of the Middlesex Hospital and co-author of “Herpes, What it is and How to Cope” (now out of print)
A reader commented on this herpes patient information:
“I think it would be really helpful if there could be your GUIDE and information about the Association in clinics – preferably doctors would give out the GUIDE on diagnosis – this would do a lot to prevent the fear, despair, etc. when first being diagnosed – it took me months before I heard about the HVA.”
Cost of Herpes Simplex – The Guide
You can order online.
- 1 to 10 copies: send £2.50 for each copy
- 50 copies: £45.00 (with £10 p&p)
- 100 copies: £80.00 (with £10 p&p)
- 200 copies for £150.00 (with £10 p&p)
- 300 copies for £225.00 (with £10 p&p)
- 400 copies for £300.00 (with £10 p&p)
Pay by cheque, postal order, credit or debit cards: HVA, 41 North Rd, London N7 9DP – or phone your order to 020 7607 9661 from 10 am till 6 pm.
You can email us with your official order number and we will invoice you.
True or False – Get the Facts About Cold Sores and Genital Herpes
For the public, we have a snappy, single page ‘True or False’, thousand word leaflet. This answers the basic questions about herpes simplex (facial and genital) and addresses some myths.
Sexual services of all kinds, GPs surgeries, university health departments: just ask for it – email [email protected].