There was no apparent lasting adverse psychosocial impact of detecting HSV-2 infection among individuals without a history of genital herpes seeking herpes testing at an STD clinic.

Offering HSV-2 serologic counseling and testing at HIV counseling and testing sites might help prevent the spread of both infectious diseases.

The performance of these HSV-2 type-specific serologic assays was adequate to support their use in high prevalence populations, such as STD clinic patients.