Herpes & Coldsores Support Network

The herpes virus can spread from person to person through skin-to-skin contact. It can appear on many different areas of...

Conception, Pregnancy and Childbirth Herpes is not a genetic condition and so cannot be passed on from parent to child...

How often are Herpes recurrences? When the virus reactivates (or wakes up) it travels nerve paths to the surface of...

How do the current herpes medications (pills) work? Mode of Action The major drugs that doctors use to treat the...

Facts and Figures Gender Infection is more common in women (approximately one out of four women) than in men (almost...

Most Frequently Asked Questions What is genital herpes? How did I catch genital herpes? How will genital herpes affect my...

Genital herpes is also referred to as Herpes simplex virus 2, HSV-2 or herpes pro-genitalis. It is a very common...