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07/01/2009

Question:

if im 33 weeks pregnant and im having a herpes outbreak what do i do?

Answer:

If this is your first herpes outbreak I suggest your notify your doctor ASAP.  If this is a recurrent outbreak, tell your doctor as your next visit unless you experience signs of labor.  An active genital herpes lesion in labor is cause for a Cesarean Section.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Arthur T. Ollendorff, MD