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Response to questions from Dr. Harvey

From: Maggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 20:40:30 -0500 (CDT)

Maggie: Because herpes is a viral infection, does that mean that the baby I am carrying will automatically have the herpes virus in its system too? > Dr:>>>>>Nope.

(New) Does that mean that the baby WILL NOT have the herpes virus, or just that the baby doesn't automatically get it? How will I know? Do they do a test at the hospital - or only if there is a risk (i.e. sores are present during birth)? 

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Maggie: If I have a cold sore, will that affect the milk?
>


Dr:>>>>>Not even in the ballpark.


So the virus in my system will not be passed to the baby through breast
feeding - is that correct? I am very careful about not touching sores
directly and washing my hands after medicating it.  Is there anything
else I would need to know NOT to do when the baby is born (I'm due in
late February)?


>
>>I have read that if there are sores on the genitals, the baby will have to be born ceasearan.  Is that always the case?
>
>>>>>Depends upon whther or not the genital lesions you've never had surface or not.


So, the only risk is if I have never had sores/lesions before the baby
is born and have them during delivery?


Thank you so much Dr. Harvey for answering my questions!



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