Life With Herpes

Yay, you’re pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant and want to know what herpes has to do with it.  Wow, this is exciting! Time in your life so let's talk about herpes and pregnancy.  I can remember one of the first things I was worried about and asked my doctor about pregnancy. I was curious if it would impact pregnancy, birth, and the child. I’m sure I wasn’t the only woman so here are some great details on this next exciting big step.  Let’s break this down into two sections, people who already have herpes and want to get pregnant or are pregnant and then people who get herpes while pregnant.  So first let’s talk about having herpes and then getting pregnant.  Genital herpes can be treated safely during pregnancy. You will be offered antiviral tablets which are safe to take during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. A mother can infect her baby during delivery, often fatally. But if a woman had genital herpes before getting pregnant, or if she is first infected early in pregnancy, the chance that her