Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Sexually transmitted infections".)

International

●World Health Organization (WHO): Guidelines for the treatment of genital herpes simplex virus (2016)

Canada

●Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Guidelines for the management of herpes simplex virus in pregnancy (2017)

●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections – Management and treatment of specific infections: Genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections (2013)

United States

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines – Genital herpes (2021)

●American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG): Practice bulletin for the management of herpes in pregnancy (2020)

●US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Final recommendation statement on genital herpes infection – Serologic screening (2016)

Europe

●International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections (IUSTI): European guideline for the management of genital herpes (2017)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on caesarean birth (2021)

●British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Management of genital herpes in pregnancy (2014)

Australia-New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not order herpes serology tests unless there is a clear clinical indication

●Australian Sexual Health Alliance (ASHA): Australian STI management guidelines for use in primary care – Herpes (2018)