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This
page is dedicated
to females and
herpes
This virus is spread by
skin to skin contact from active blisters to an open cut or even
where the skin has been roughened-up by an abrasion or by heavy sex.
Some reports suggest that the virus may also be spread before the blister stage
when the area is reddish and itchy.
In theory this virus will die very quickly once the temperature drops or
the moisture around the virus dries up but a scenario can be suggested
where the temperature and moisture holds on long enough for the virus to survive
outside the body for several minutes. This could arise where an infected person
leaves the virus in droplets of warm urine on the toilet seat and someone
uses that toilet seat within a few minutes and has a cut that comes in contact
with that pool of warm urine. To avoid this scenario wipe the toilet seat before
using.
Contact with an open blister should be scrupulously avoided because of the
highly contagious nature of this virus If this is possible because the
blister is somewhere else on the body, not directly at a sexual organ, or
the blister is small an can be covered up then sex can be engaged in fairly
safely. If this is not possible then a rubber condom and soft rubber
surgical gloves should be used and disposed of, NOT down the toilet, but first
into plastic bags and then ideally incinerated or at least double wrapped and
put outside into the garbage bin,
It is promising to hear reports from couples, within which one partner has
the virus and the other does not, that if you employ the right avoidance
techniques it is possible to have sex and not spread the virus
Transmission is also
possible from mother to the new born if the birth takes place during the
mother's infectious period or if the mother has contacted the virus during the
last weeks of pregnancy. Transmission usually occurs only infrequently ( about
4% of the time) but it does occur and can be dangerous to the baby.
Neonatal HSV infection
can have a severe impact on both the infant and the family, with the potential
for death or mental and physical handicap for the child, and psychological and
social implications for the parents.
Risk
Factors for Neonatal Transmission
- HSV is mainly
transmitted from mother to child during delivery when the infant has direct
contact with infected maternal genital secretions
- The risk of
transmission to the neonate is greater if the mother experiences a primary
episode of genital HSV infection during the third trimester of pregnancy,
particularly if she has lesions at the time of delivery
- Recurrent episodes
of genital herpes in the pregnant woman carry a reduced risk of neonatal
disease
- In managing the
woman with primary genital herpes who is in labour:
- Caesarean section is only indicated it the mother has genital lesions at
the time of delivery, when the risk of neonatal transmission may outweigh
the risks of undergoing a Caesarean section
- The use of invasive procedures, such as fetal scalp monitoring and
forceps, may facilitate transmission of HSV to the neonate
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are provided for informational purposes and are not meant to substitute for the
advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. You should
not use the information contained herein for diagnosing or treating a health
problem or disease, or prescribing any medication. If you have or suspect that
you have a medical problem, promptly contact your health care provider.
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