Herpes Symptoms Pregnancy
To treat outbreaks in pregnancy.
Herpes symptoms pregnancy. Genital herpes treatment in pregnancy. From 36 weeks to reduce the chance of an outbreak during birth. The symptoms of herpes can be managed with medication. Women with genital herpes are examined carefully for any symptoms before giving birth.
From diagnosis until the birth if you first get herpes after 28 weeks of pregnancy. Some pregnant women get very sick when they get herpes for the first time and need to receive the antiviral medication acyclovir intravenously. Transmission rates are lowest for women who acquire herpes before pregnancy one study randolph jama 1993 placing the risk at about 0 04 for such women who have no signs or symptoms of an outbreak at delivery. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc recommends treatment with an antiviral medication during pregnancy which can lessen symptoms and reduce discomfort and may be used to suppress herpes in pregnant women.
Sometimes hsv is mistaken for vaginal yeast infections bacterial infections or bladder infections. The chances of transmission are highest when a woman acquires genital herpes late in pregnancy. You may be offered antiviral treatment. If sores or signs that an outbreak is coming show up at the time of delivery the baby may be delivered by.