The Good News About the Bad News
Herpes: Everything You Need to Know
New Harbinger Publications
Available: 05/01/09
6.15 x 8.99 · 224 pages
9781572246188
CDN $38.95
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If you have genital herpes, you're not alone. Millions of people lead healthy, sexually active lives with herpes. Although herpes symptoms can be managed with medication and treatment, the stigma associated with the infection can negatively impact self-esteem and become a problem in itself. This complete guide to living with genital herpes, written by internationally recognized herpes expert Terri Warren, addresses every practical issue people with herpes face.
The author offers information on:
-Understanding herpes symptoms and triggers
-Knowing your treatment options
-Reducing the risk of transmission to future sex partners
-Breaking the news to potential partners
Included in The Good News About the Bad News: Herpes are responses to common questions and concerns based on the author's experiences counseling thousands of people with genital herpes in her sexual health clinic.
Terri Warren, RN, NP, has owned and operated Westover Heights Clinic in Portland, OR, a private clinic specializing in sexually transmitted diseases, for more than twenty-five years. She speaks nationally and internationally on the topic of genital herpes and has authored papers published in several medical journals. An accomplished researcher, Warren has been the investigator or subinvestigator in more than eighty clinical trials, most of which involved genital herpes infections. She is alsothe herpes expert on WebMD.com, where she answers readers' questions about genital herpes infections. Warren is author of The Updated Herpes Handbook and coauthor of Tender Talk,
