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Just diagnosed with Herpes and 10 weeks pregnant. Please Help!?

- 2010-03-24 18:11:00 - Pregnancy

I have been with the love of my life for a year now and we have decided to try and have a child. We were successful after the first try. I am now ten weeks pregnant and i noticed 2 bumps in my rectal area and they were painful so i went to the doctor. My nurse practitioner told me they could be a result of a yeast infection, genital warts, or herpes. She did a herpes swab and advised me to come back later in the week to see a MD. After i went home i was completely panicked and i began feeling really ill. I just assumed this was morning sickness and acted as normal as i could. I began vomiting feeling like i had a fever although my temp was 98.7 which is a little elevated. My throat was sore and i couldn't have a bowel movement. My doctor called and told me the swab was positive for herpes and called me in a prescription for valtrex to take 2 times a day for three days. I am in shock to find this out and i have no idea how i contracted it. Me and my partner have been completely faithful and we were both tested before our relationship began. I have no idea how i contracted this. I am so terrified for my unborn child. My partner is amazing and is very supportive about everything. He is in shock as well but we are both determined to get through this together. I have been reading a lot and i read that this seems to be my primary outbreak with the flu like symptoms and all. I am very scared because i read that if you have your primary outbreak in the first trimester that there is a good chance that your baby will contract the disease from the placenta causing birth defects and such. I am so worried for my baby. I am so scared i have never had a cold sore or anything since i can remember, nor has my partner. I was very scared to take the valtrex but after reading up on it i decided that it is the best thing to do. Can anyone give me any input?

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First, CALM DOWN....... yes I know your scared but it will be okay. I don't have it but my sister does and she has had a beautiful baby boy that doesn't hav it. Sh was told that th only way for hr son to gt it ws if she had an outbreak while giving birth. Now I do know that Stress brings on an outbreak so you have to stay calm. Don't shave that area down there completely just give yourself a trim. The reason why I say that is because they say that the vaginal hairs keep infections out. Take your Meds that the doc gave you and you and the baby will A OKAY !!!! Smile it could be worse you could've gotten something that could've killed you and your baby but you didn't. Talk to your doctor about everything you have to be aware of your body and all the changes. Remember Don't Stress and I know that's easier said than done but that's what brings on most outbreaks. I hope I helped just a little.

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1 in 5 sexually active americans carry an STD and some don't even know it. To be tested for STDs, you have to be tested for each indivual STD. A normal pap doesn't pick them up. Sometimes you can even test negative when you do have the specific test, especially if you are having no symptoms at the time of the test. This is why protected sex every time you have sex is so important. You can pass the disease along even if you have no symptoms. The disease can stay dormant and cause no symptoms at all for several years and then all of a sudden show up making it very difficult to know where you got it, if you have had multiple partners. The info you have received about your baby contracting the disease through the placenta has been twisted. The real info is....If you were first infected with genital herpes before your third trimester or before you got pregnant, and you have no symptoms of an outbreak (or an impending outbreak) when your water breaks or your labor starts, you'll be able to labor and try for a vaginal delivery. In this situation, the risk of your baby contracting the disease is less than 1 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's because you begin to develop antibodies to herpes soon after you're first infected, and they're passed on to your baby through the placenta. In six to 12 weeks, your baby will have some immunity as a result of these antibodies, which offer him some protection if you're unknowingly shedding virus. On the other hand, if you're having an outbreak or symptoms of an impending outbreak when your water breaks or when you go into labor, you'll need an immediate cesarean delivery. This would be the case if you have any visible sores on your cervix, vagina, or external genitals, or any symptoms, like tingling, burning, or pain, that sometimes signal an imminent outbreak. (Currently, there's no quick and reliable way to test whether you're actually shedding virus.) If you have been having sex with your partner for a year, he probably has the virus as well (he may be who you got it from, just hasn't had any noticeable lesions)

First, CALM DOWN....... yes I know your scared but it will be okay. I don't have it but my sister does and she has had a beautiful baby boy that doesn't hav it. Sh was told that th only way for hr son to gt it ws if she had an outbreak while giving birth. Now I do know that Stress brings on an outbreak so you have to stay calm. Don't shave that area down there completely just give yourself a trim. The reason why I say that is because they say that the vaginal hairs keep infections out. Take your Meds that the doc gave you and you and the baby will A OKAY !!!! Smile it could be worse you could've gotten something that could've killed you and your baby but you didn't. Talk to your doctor about everything you have to be aware of your body and all the changes. Remember Don't Stress and I know that's easier said than done but that's what brings on most outbreaks. I hope I helped just a little.

Wow this sounds all too familiar, when I was 16 they did an emergency c-section because my water broke and I just tested positive for the Herpes virus, after a week of waiting, crying and praying for the results of my baby the test came back negative. Since then, baby is now 23 years old, I have had five more kids! Yes the disease becomes dormant and manifest itself under certain conditions...stress, acidity foods and mostly transfers from mouth to mouth or mouth to genitals. Unfortunately, I got the infection from the Father. I believe your fiancee though, it's easy to get the infection in the mouth and not know you have it and pass it on to the genital areas if there is an open area. For now, valtrex is you and your baby's friend, take it faithfully and thank the Lord for his Goodness, you two will be okay in Jesus Name.

1 in 5 sexually active americans carry an STD and some don't even know it. To be tested for STDs, you have to be tested for each indivual STD. A normal pap doesn't pick them up. Sometimes you can even test negative when you do have the specific test, especially if you are having no symptoms at the time of the test. This is why protected sex every time you have sex is so important. You can pass the disease along even if you have no symptoms. The disease can stay dormant and cause no symptoms at all for several years and then all of a sudden show up making it very difficult to know where you got it, if you have had multiple partners. The info you have received about your baby contracting the disease through the placenta has been twisted. The real info is....If you were first infected with genital herpes before your third trimester or before you got pregnant, and you have no symptoms of an outbreak (or an impending outbreak) when your water breaks or your labor starts, you'll be able to labor and try for a vaginal delivery. In this situation, the risk of your baby contracting the disease is less than 1 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's because you begin to develop antibodies to herpes soon after you're first infected, and they're passed on to your baby through the placenta. In six to 12 weeks, your baby will have some immunity as a result of these antibodies, which offer him some protection if you're unknowingly shedding virus. On the other hand, if you're having an outbreak or symptoms of an impending outbreak when your water breaks or when you go into labor, you'll need an immediate cesarean delivery. This would be the case if you have any visible sores on your cervix, vagina, or external genitals, or any symptoms, like tingling, burning, or pain, that sometimes signal an imminent outbreak. (Currently, there's no quick and reliable way to test whether you're actually shedding virus.) If you have been having sex with your partner for a year, he probably has the virus as well (he may be who you got it from, just hasn't had any noticeable lesions)

First, CALM DOWN....... yes I know your scared but it will be okay. I don't have it but my sister does and she has had a beautiful baby boy that doesn't hav it. Sh was told that th only way for hr son to gt it ws if she had an outbreak while giving birth. Now I do know that Stress brings on an outbreak so you have to stay calm. Don't shave that area down there completely just give yourself a trim. The reason why I say that is because they say that the vaginal hairs keep infections out. Take your Meds that the doc gave you and you and the baby will A OKAY !!!! Smile it could be worse you could've gotten something that could've killed you and your baby but you didn't. Talk to your doctor about everything you have to be aware of your body and all the changes. Remember Don't Stress and I know that's easier said than done but that's what brings on most outbreaks. I hope I helped just a little.

Wow this sounds all too familiar, when I was 16 they did an emergency c-section because my water broke and I just tested positive for the Herpes virus, after a week of waiting, crying and praying for the results of my baby the test came back negative. Since then, baby is now 23 years old, I have had five more kids! Yes the disease becomes dormant and manifest itself under certain conditions...stress, acidity foods and mostly transfers from mouth to mouth or mouth to genitals. Unfortunately, I got the infection from the Father. I believe your fiancee though, it's easy to get the infection in the mouth and not know you have it and pass it on to the genital areas if there is an open area. For now, valtrex is you and your baby's friend, take it faithfully and thank the Lord for his Goodness, you two will be okay in Jesus Name.