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Re: Herpes and delivery question

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:12:09 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Ashleigh wrote: >
>There have been so many questions on herpes lately I got to thinking (I
>myself do not have the virus and am not pregnant) and have a question.
>I have read that a person can transmit herpes to a sexual partner during
>intercourse even when NOT having an outbreak. If this is correct, then
>why would a woman not transmit herpes to a baby during vaginaly delivery
>when NOT having an outbreak? Just curious... Ashleigh

Possible, but not likely. And even if so, we would end up doing 5000 cesareans to possibly save one baby. You think we do too many cesareans now, just put that one into play. 

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG


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