Re: Herpes in Pregnancy
From: M S (lastpharo@hotmail.com)
Sun Aug 22 15:49:02 1999
I want to quit this newsgroup or what so ever..do any one has a clue what to
do???????????
>From: eramirez@icepr.com (Efrain Ramirez MD)
>Reply-To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@talk.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Herpes in Pregnancy
>Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 17:46:57 -0500
>
>Valtrex 500-1000 depending on history (recurrences per year)
>
>,At Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Paul Prior MD wrote:
> >
> >On Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:55:17 -0500, Malcolm Griffiths
> ><Malcolm@MGRIFF22.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>In message <4.1.19990817013559.0096ac70@zebra.swip.net>,
> >>mob@mbox301.swipnet.se writes
> >>>
> >>>Malcolm: In the Swedish population the "Granny's cold sore" type of
>transmission
> >>>has been shown to be very rare.
> >>>
> >>Some years ago I heard a paediatrician speak and he admitted that
> >>whatever registry contained no cases of confirmed gential tract acquired
> >>neonatal HSV infection.
> >>
> >>In my own practice neonatal HSV is extremely rare. The only case I've
> >>encountered in the last five years (~15,000 birhts in our unit) was a
> >>granny cold sore case!
> >
> >We had one last year - mother again pregnant. Plan is for valtrex
> >after 34 weeks but I would agree with those that would section this
> >woman after counseling her - and I would counsel her VERY neutrally,
> >if you know what I mean.
> >
> >I was wondering what others who are prophylaxing in pregnancy are
> >using - acyclovir at what dose, valtrex, etc?....
> >
> >--
> >Paul Prior MD pprior@earthlink.net Don't Blame Me...
> >Ashland, KY USA I Voted For Bob Dole
> >"No question that an admission of making false statements
> > to government officials is an impeachable offense"
> > Bill Clinton, 1974
> >
>
>--
>Efrain Ramirez MD FACOG
>"The things you learn after you know everything are the important ones"
>
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