HSV Infection and having children Posted: 12-12-06 08:17am
I have genital herpes which I have had
about a year now. The guy I got it from I
am still with and he had no signs or
symptoms only a bump on his lip. We are
pretty serious, he is a great guy and
there is a great chance that we will stay
together. My question is what are the
chances that we could have childern
together and have healthy babies. This
may be a crazy question, but is his semen
have the herpes virus in it, does that
cause any problems. He only has bumps on
his lips and sometimes on the skin around
his mouth, he does not have anything down
there. I just feel like i am crazy for
wanting to be with someone who gave me
herpes, but he is a wonderful guy and he
did not know he had anything when all this
happened he found out when I did. Please
help!!!
Infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV)
does not affect the ability to fertilize
an egg for either men or women. If
HSV-infection is the only disorder of your
reproductive system, you have great
chances to conceive. HSV-infection in
pregnant women, however, can be
potentially very dangerous for the fetus.
That’s why pregnant women with
HSV-infection do not deliver naturally but
via a section cesarean to avoid infecting
the baby during delivery.
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