Can I have children if I have herpes?
October 11th, 2008 | by admin |The answer is yes. There are two issues associated with pregnancy and birth. One is the issue of transmitting herpes to the baby if the mother is having an outbreak during the birth. Doctors are very used to dealing with this situation, as long as they know about it. Sometimes it necessitates having a C-section instead of normal labor.
The second issue is a little more complex, and it concerns a mother who actually gets infected with herpes during the pregnancy. This specific situation is much more serious and actually entails the predominant number of infants who do badly due to exposure to herpes virus during pregnancy.
Generally, raising children if you have herpes is not a problem. It is wise to use appropriate precautions while you are having outbreaks. Read the section on non-sexual transmission of herpes for more guidelines on this
