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Re: What could happen?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:47:36 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Lele wrote: >
>I posted a few days ago about having active herpes lesions while 34
>weeks pregnant. I've had it for about a year and a half. Noticing more
>and more lesions...can herpes lesions do any damage to a fetus or does
>it only damage them during delivery? If it can damage them while still
>in the womb...what are they???

Secondary herpis is only an issue at the time of delivery. If you have active lesions at the time of labor, some authorities recommend C/S. I have all my patients with herpes take Valtrex or Famvir for the last 4 weeks of the pregnancy to reduce the chance of an outbreak.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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