Subscription to SPHERE
Membership benefits
Thousands of people have benefited from HVA membership over the years since the charity was founded in 1981.
How being a member can help you
- You will receive our quarterly magazine, keeping you up to date with the latest developments in treatment research, news of self-help tips, contact advertisements from other members and personal stories - find out how other people have dealt with herpes simplex and moved on. The magazine is posted in plain paper envelopes for discretion.
- You can choose 3 from our range of specialist leaflets (see form). For a small surcharge you can have extra leaflets or the full set.
- If you choose, we will try and find you a ‘local contact’ - another member nearby for you to chat to on the phone or meet up with. You will be able to share experiences and learn from each other.
- You will be sent our full ‘Let’s Get In Touch’ contact list so you can write to/email/or phone other members who have sent in 'adverts' for this list. Many of our members have formed relationships or married after meeting through this service. (Herpes simplex is so common so you don’t have to limit yourself to relationships with other members, but some people find it makes things easier to start with.) As a member, you too can choose to have an 'advert' whenever you like, without cost.
- You will be sent regular details of all our membership activities - pub socials, workshops, to help you ‘get your head around it’, parties and talks from experts.
- You will be able to benefit from discounts we negotiate with suppliers of helpful herbal supplements - lower prices for members.
- Members can phone the office for advice - no more waiting for the next helpline session.
“I really value the extra support membership has given me. I would recommend everyone to join if they have any concerns. The meetings have helped me to calm down and accept something I was originally horrified about. It is now only an occasional nuisance. I also met my new partner through the ‘Let’s Get In Touch’ service and we are getting married next month.”
Sarah James (Bristol)
You can have a year's subscription posted to you in the UK for £25.
You can have a year's subscription posted to you elsewhere for £30.
Or we will email a year's subscription to you in the UK or anywhere in the world for £25.
As well as the relevant journals, when you subscribe you will automatically receive the following leaflets:
- "Understand why you feel anxious"
- "Boost your immunity"
- "Stress management"
- "A rose by any other name"
- diary of events, seminars, work-shops and get-togethers
- "Let's get in touch" list
- and more...
You can also select 3 special interest leaflets from the following (any extras cost 25p each):
- pregnancy and childbirth
- talking to partners
- a leaflet for a new partner that isn't scary!
- summary of tips to prevent recurrences
- transmission and autoinoculation
- antibody type testing
- antiviral drugs fact sheet
- lysine-arginine diet
- Elagen, herbal immune builder - a report on the controlled trial
- Olive Leaf Extract - a report on our successful trial showing how much it helped
- shingles
- cold sores.
Send
- your name and address
- cheque/PO, or your credit card number and its expiry date (Visa or Mastercard only)
- the three special interest leaflets you'd like from the list above (add an extra 25p for any further leaflets).
to the HVA, 41 North Road, London N7 9DP
Tell us if you would like a large print version: we'll photocopy the material double-sized on A3 paper for you. Or you can have the material sent by email which will allow you to blow it up as required. Or you can have the material sent to you on tape.
