… This study examined gender differences in the experience of genital herpes, by posing
the … persons with recurrent genital herpes? (b) Are there gender differences in the disease-related …

… This questionnaire was designed speciŪcally for the current study and collected information
on patients’ experience of genital herpes, trigger factors, warning signs, and duration of …

… Genital herpes is the main cause of genital ulcers worldwide; the prevalence of herpes …
Most genital herpes is caused by HSV-2, although HSV-1 accounts for about half of new cases in …

… in recurrent disease. Atypical manifestations are common. Infected persons experience a
median … Genital herpes simplex virus type 2 recurs six times more frequently than type 1. Viral …

… genital herpes virus experience significant emotional distress. For many individuals, the
disease … All participants were administered the Life Experiences Survey and a genital herpes …

… the experience of young adults" adaptation to living with the chronic sexually transmitted
disease genital herpes. Interview data from 70 adults with a diagnosis ofgenital herpes were …

… suggest that both stressful life experience and negative mood are associated with levels of
T cell subsets in the peripheral blood of patients with recurrent genital herpes. Using a cross-…

… This study has provided insight about the disease experience and coping responses of
persons with genital herpes. Of course it must be replicated in other samples to evaluate …

… means they will be unable to bear or conceive children, or to experience enjoyable sexual
relationships (author’s observation). All of these concerns point to a need for comprehensive …

… with herpes about their experiences with the disease and its … genital herpes; psychosocial
aspects; health care experience… United States are infected with genital herpes," a recurrent …