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Re: A Bit of Confussion
From: Joseph Pastorek, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:21:59 -0500 (CDT)

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Received: (from anonymous@obgyn.net) by talk.obgyn.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA04222 for WOMENS-HEALTH@OBGYN.net; Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:27:11 -0500 Message-Id: <199806140427.XAA04222@talk.obgyn.net> Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:27:11 -0500 (CDT) Errors-To: postmaster@obgyn.net Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Joseph Pastorek, MD) To: anonymous@obgyn.net In-Reply-To: <199806140239.VAA02286@talk.obgyn.net> X-Original-Sender: 167-62-145.ipt.aol.com @ 152.167.62.145 Subject: Re: Daughter and Herpes!!
At Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Cherie wrote: >
>Hi, I have a 19 year old pregnant daughter w/genital herpes. She hasn't
>had an outbreak during her pregnancy so far (she is currently 6 1/2
>months). her Dr. is telling her that a ceserean is "the only way to
>go" . I have read that many women give birth safely vaginally...unless
>there is an active outbreak at the time of birth....How do they
>determine this? If there are no obvious lesions, is there a test they
>can do to check? Is it possible to have a vaginal birth? What are the
>risks? Sorry about so many questions, but if I don't find her some
>answers i think she is gonna drive me crazy!!! :) Thank-you so much in
>advance, A concerned Mom

Cherie,
If there are no active lesions, there are not any tests recommended. You allow vaginal delivery in that case. If there ARE lesions, generally c-section is recommended.
Dr. Joe

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