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Re: cerclage/hsv2

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:27:17 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 28 Nov 2001, karen wrote: >
>Hi, I am 26 weeks pregnant & have had genital herpes for over 10 years.
>I had a cerclage (stitch) placed in my cervix 5 weeks ago for
>incompetant cervix. I noticed a herpes lesion the same night of the
>surgery, which means HSV was active when the procedure was done. I am
>worried that the baby could have been infected with herpes during the
>cerclage placement. Does the bag of water offer any protection to the
>fetus? The cerclage also dislodged my mucous plug (doc verified this and
>said it was normal). Could my baby have gotten herpes in the womb this
>way? I am terrified & can't even sleep.
>
>--
>Karen Pannia
>

Karen, I can't say that the baby could not have gotten exposed to the HSV during this time, but I can say that it is quite unlikely. The amnion does certainly impart some protection.... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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