ASHA offers an extensive assortment of award-winning publications about herpes. Products geared toward individuals can be found here. The products listed below are patient education materials designed for healthcare providers. Clients for ASHA's materials include private health providers, public health departments and clinics, STD clincs, and high school and college health centers.

For a full listing of ASHA's patient education materials on STDs, women's health, teens and adolescents, and sexual health, please visit our online store. Below are some of materials specific to herpes simplex virus infection.

Herpes Testing Toolkit

An essential resource for any health professional, the Herpes Testing Toolkit offers a comprehensive overview of herpes testing. Developed by the Herpes Resource Center and reviewed by leading experts in the field, this 16-page guide explains the increasing role of type-specific herpes serologic assays, presents clinical scenarios in which serologic testing may be beneficial, and reviews key factors in a differential diagnosis for genital herpes.

The Herpes Testing Toolkit is available for only $4.95. Discounts are available for bulk orders.

Questions and Answers about Herpes

This brochure covers all the essential information a newly-diagnosed patient would need, addressing topics including transmission, symptoms, treatment, and prevention in clear and simple language. Questions and Answers About Herpes is sold shrink wrapped in bundles of 50 for $17.50. This brochure is also available in Spanish, under the title Preguntas y Respuestas sobre el Herpes.



Herpes and Pregnancy

This brochure explains offers reassuring and practical advice to expectant moms concerned about gential herpes. Herpes and Pregnancy puts the rare, but serious, infection neonatal herpes in perspective, and provides clear and straightforward information about pregnancy and delivery. Includes information for women with herpes and women with partners who have herpes.

Talking About Herpes

In a relationship where one partner has genital herpes, talking about the virus can be difficult. Talking About Herpes: What to Tell Your Partner about Herpes and What to Do When Your Partner Has Herpes offers clear advice about opening the lines of communication so that decisions for partners can be made together. An excellent resource for the newly diagnosed patient.


To see our full range of patient education materials on herpes, please visit the ASHA online store. You'll find additional materials on STDs, including posters appropriate for clinic offices, as well.