HSV Resources
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Testing & Care
- This laboratory offers the FDA's gold standard test for confirmatory herpes testing
- Call 1-800-713-5198 to order the test kit
- View ordering instructions on the lab's website
STD Clinic/Public Health-Seattle & King County at Harborview
- 206-744-3590
- This is a walk-in clinic for STD testing and treatment
- Fees are on a sliding scale
- No health insurance needed
- Though the clinic is closed, Terri Warren still answers genital and oral herpes infection questions
- Visit the Westover Heights herpes forum
- For more personalized consultation, you can schedule an HSV video consultation
- Or ask Terri Warren a question on WebMD
- The clinic does not conduct clinical trials anymore
Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest
- Healthcare providers here frequently diagnose and treat STIs
- Fees are fixed
- No health insurance needed
More Information
American Sexual Health Association (ASHA)
- AHSA's website focusing on herpes
- ASHA's Person2Person is a premium service through which you can schedule a time to speak with a Health Communication Specialist
- A service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
- This is an online database of all clinical trials in the US and around the world
- Online database of published research articles
USA Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Basic fact sheet about genital herpes from the CDC
Collecting Swabs from Possible HSV Lesions
- For clinicians and providers, this short video offers guidance on how to properly collect swabs from possible HSV lesions.
Take Action!
- Herpes Cure Advocacy is a grassroots, membership-based advocacy organization with the goal of cure, treatment and prevention of HSV types 1 and 2.
Herpes Books
- Managing Herpes: Living & Loving with HSV by Charles Ebel and Anna Wald, M.D., M.P.H.
- The Good News about the Bad News- Herpes: Everything You Need to Know by Terri Warren, R.N., NP