
Can Genital Herpes Be Transmitted From Mother To Child?

I've been infected for 6 months
We are married and have no other partners, so the risk of infection is only from me to my wife. Obviously we would like to prevent the passage to her, so looking for reasonable precautions and odds of transmission.
We are not planning on having kids, but have read about the risks of transmission during birth..
asymptomatic transmission can occur
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Asymptomatic (no symptoms present at the time) transmission of herpes can occur unfortunately, you can confirm this by checking online.
Transmission is not as common as if symptoms are present but it can occur.
Treatment with anti viral medications would significantly decrease the chance of both asymptomatic transmission and also reduce flare ups as well.
Antivirals are acyclovir, valacyclovir and famciclovir. Valacyclovir particularly has been shown in a medical study to help reduce transmission.
If it is used on a daily basis, it is taken 1g once daily.
Flare ups may initially present as pain in the groin region , redness and rash. The rash would have a small blister /water bump appearance that would then open or crust.
These stages are usually painful.Discomfort on urination can occur as well.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions


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