About HSV2.net

The origin story

HSV2.net exists because of a really terrible week of internet research.

The founder got a positive HSV-2 test result on a Tuesday afternoon. By Friday, after spending most of those four days alternating between scary forum posts, outdated WebMD articles, and genuinely awful Reddit threads, the information landscape was pretty clear: most of what was available was either terrifying, outdated, buried in medical jargon, or weirdly shame-soaked.

There was almost nothing that read like it was written by a real person who understood both the medicine and the human experience of sitting there wondering if your dating life was over. Almost nothing that treated the reader like an intelligent adult capable of handling actual information without falling apart.

So. HSV2.net is the resource that week needed.

What we're trying to do

A few things we believe pretty strongly:

• You deserve accurate information without shame attached to it. HSV-2 is a very common virus. The stigma around it is disproportionate to its actual health impact and has more to do with cultural history than medical reality. We try to give you the facts without piling on.
• Human writing exists and matters. The internet has a lot of content that was clearly written to rank in search engines rather than to actually help a person sitting in front of their screen having a bad week. We're trying to be different from that.
• Honest information includes uncomfortable truths. No, there isn't a cure yet. No, you can't guarantee zero transmission risk. No, not every partner will react well. We say these things because sugarcoating them doesn't actually help you.
• And optimistic information includes good news. 491 million people manage this just fine. Antivirals work really well. Most disclosure conversations go better than expected. Relationships happen all the time. This is also true and also worth saying.

Medical review process

All clinical content on HSV2.net is reviewed by healthcare professionals with expertise in sexual health and infectious disease. Our content is reviewed for accuracy against current CDC, WHO, and peer-reviewed clinical guidance. We update pages when guidelines change or significant new research is published.

All clinical content is reviewed by the HSV2 Team for accuracy against current CDC, WHO, and peer-reviewed clinical guidance. All clinical claims are referenced against published research.

That said: we are a health information site, not a healthcare provider. Nothing on this site constitutes medical advice for your individual situation. Your doctor knows your situation. We don't.

Transparency on revenue

HSV2.net generates revenue through affiliate partnerships with a small number of services we genuinely believe in: LetsGetChecked and Everlywell for testing, Wisp and Nurx for telehealth prescriptions, and PositiveSingles for dating. When you click those links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

This doesn't affect our editorial recommendations. We only recommend services we'd actually use ourselves, and we're straightforward about which links are affiliate links.

We don't accept sponsored content or paid placement in our editorial sections. If something is an ad or affiliate link, we label it.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]. We read every email. If you find a factual error, we actually want to know.

We don't respond to guest post pitches, link exchange requests, or SEO services. Thanks for understanding.