Genital-Herpes Books

I found this book to be very good for normalizing chronic STDs for women and displaying a wide range of coping strategies and reactions to infection. As a doctoral student, I found it helpful to review the data in a much more readable way!

I have just finished reading Damaged Goods? and I highly recommend it. This well researched book provides a fascinating and informative read into the lives of women with chronic sexually transmitted diseases. Adina Nack, through her sophisticated analysis, gives voice to a population that largely remains silent in today's society. While herpes and HPV affect millions of Americans, they are topics that are rarely discussed. The impact of this book should not be limited to people who share the condition, as this book can also provide valuable insight for both clinicians in the field and the general public. One can only hope that exploring the concerns and challenges faced by women with these conditions will help not only others with herpes and HPV, but also assist in decreasing the stigma surrounding the conditions.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with one of these STDs, then this is the first book to read! It's detailed, without being too academic. The women's stories are compelling, and the author really makes you think about how harmful those stereotypes about STDs can be, especially those about the types of women who get STDs. I also appreciated the author's honesty in revealing her own struggles with HPV.

As a mother of a young woman living with HPV, this book helped me understand her feelings and fears. Whether your daughter is 13 or 30, this is a must read for parents. After sharing this book ,we were able to sit down and begin a dialogue. Her mood swings and anger that had been directed at me were really symptoms of her trying to cope with her diagnosis. I didn't realize how alone and "damaged" my daughter felt. Our relationship is so much stronger now.

This book is what all of the other herpes self-help books are not. It is also not what the other books are. The writing style is a bit technical but the content is understandable by non-medical people like me. It covers a discussion of many of the "alternative" treatment modalities strictly from the standpoint of how well they are or are not documented in scientific and medical literature. The author makes no claims about miraculous cures and generates no sales pitches, but he has gone to considerable effort to dig up some promising alternative treatments that are also effective for other conditions too. Some of the supplements and herbs have a lot of documentation supporting them and some have very little. Just the facts clearly laid out.

I know several individuals who are using BHT to suppress their herpes outbreaks with complete success and no apparent side effects. I wish I had read this book when my grandmother was suffering from her shingles. I highly recommend it!

I just got this book mailed to me and I guess I should have checked how many pages the book has. But yes it only has 43 pages and it is 27 dollars!! The pictures are incredible and I haven't started reading it so I don't know how the information is but this is just a warning for you that the book is not as thick as all.

Hansfield's book goes from A-Z with HSV-1 and HSV-2. From diagnosis and transmission to treating with anti-viral medications available today to give patients control back in their lives.

The author of this book chooses to refer to herpes as "The Dragon" not just once but over and over again. In todays society where this virus is so incredibly common and widespread AND stigmatized by the media we don't need it to be referred to so negatively. Especially when many times the people who are unfortunate enough to have been exposed to the virus have such feelings of guilt and worthlessness and despair.

Also, the information presented does not seem to be thorough enough at all.

I have found a much more exceptional and informational book to be "The Truth about Herpes" by Stephen L. Sacks.

It is packed with very important info in a manner that respects the reader and provides him/her with accurate realistic information.

This author has a lot of titles written for doctors, but this book of his is apparently for patients. The previous reviewer seemed to be looking for more medical information than common questions and experiences in the book. The "dragon" referred to is "mythical" fear and the book is suppose to help patients, victims, come to terms with having Herpes. Something that will not ever go away. Other books discuss the virus in more detail, this one talks about having Herpes and dealing with the "dragon" which is not herpes, but the fear one feels when having to deal with it.

I purchased this, clicked "View Now", tried in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. The only thing that came up on the page is a friggin less than symbol. WTFO?!?

I have purchased 5 of these books and all are simplistic basics on who are the accepted sources to read.

Something a 15 y/o could find in 10 minutes.