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Re: Zovirax (herpes med) and concieving
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 28 Oct 2000 17:19:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 27 Oct 2000, bp wrote: >
>I've had herpes for over 15 years which I got from an ex-boyfriend who
>fooled around on our relationship (the bum!). Now, I'm married to a
>wonderful man. Anyway, I've been TTC for a while. I occassionally have
>out breaks every 6mos - 1 year. Most the times it is right after my
>period. My question is...does anybody have information on how long the
>medicine stays in the system? If I have a breakout should I cancel
>trying that month since I've taken medication to calm the out break. Any
>advice is appreciated. Thanks

Even if you have taken zovirax, you can continue your atempts to conceive. Similar anti herpese medications have not been shown to cause any specific birth defects wohen babies were exposed during pregnancy.

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
This information is for educational purposes only and does not construe a doctor-patient relationship. It does not replace the need for you to consult your own doctor.
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