Genital Herpes Information and Support
This support and information site for people living with genital herpes (and oral herpes) is provided as a free service by Antopia, Inc. All information comes from reputable sources with genital herpes expertise as noted. We provide a searchable message board with over 14,000 messages, and a Chat Room that is frequently moderated. We also provide a link to our dating site MPwH, the largest and most reputable such site on the Internet with about 47,000 members. The Chat Rooms and Message Boards are open at all times and free. Who you will meet are other people with herpes like yourself. Their advice and counsel is usually relevant and useful, but no one you meet on this site is a medical professional nor under the control of Antopia, so take what you read and learn accordingly. Meet People with Herpes is a huge online community of people where fantastic friendships are made. Although set up as a dating and social website, it has become a caring community of thousands of people. Participation can be as anonymous as you want, and membership is free, although there is a fee for upgraded services. We also provide lots of Herpes Information. If you just need to read up and learn all about herpes, this is where you should start. We cover everything from transmission and diagnosis to resources, treatment, and just living with genital herpes. We also want to let you know about some other genital herpes resources that are not a part of Antopia, but are run by local volunteers under the auspices of the American Social Health Association. There may be a local support group for poeple with genital herpes near you. To find out, see this page: Genital Herpes Support (HELP) Groups . In addition, if you want to talk to someone confidentially, ASHA runs a Helpline - (919) 361-8488, open 9-6 ET Monday thru Friday. Buy the Book! Charles Ebel of ASHA has written Managing Herpes, generally regarded as the best book around for people with genital herpes. You can order it straight from ASHA. Antopia does not make a commission from these sales. When you are first diagnosed with herpes, it can seem very serious. We know - we've been there. However, please know, from the thousands of people who ahve visited and participated in our websites, that things are not that bad. You'll soon get used to living with herpes and after a while it will be no more than a minor inconvenience. If we can help you in any way, please let us know. We hope that you enjoy our site. Please visit often.
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