title: [Genital herpes and quality of life].
abstract: Genital herpes is a frequent chronic, sexually-transmitted disease among adults. Besides its physical consequences that largely depend on the frequency and intensity of recurrences, genital herpes frequently induces a psychological morbidity. This paper discusses the instruments of measure that can be used in the evaluation of health-related quality of life among infected patients and states the results of a French study that confirmed the substantial psychological morbidity caused by genital herpes.
authors.affiliation: Maternité régionale Universitaire de Nancy, clinique de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, BP 4213, 54042 Nancy, France. p.judlin@maternite.chu-nancy.fr
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Judlin
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D006304:Health Status; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life