I have simplex herpes. I only get cold sore breakouts every few months. I heard that if you have herpes you need to have a c-section because in a vaginal birth, you can pass the herpes to the child? Is this only when you have genital herpes? Also, can you pass simplex herpes to your partner sexually even if you only have cold sores?
2007-10-15 13:22:42 · 12 answers · asked by tsdogs 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
You have gotten slightly mixed up about the Herpes virus family. There are many versions of it, causing everything from cold sores, to chicken pox, to mono "the kissing disease". They are usually identified by "type" number, just to keep the separate. The cold sores are caused by Herpes Simplex 1, where genital herpes is caused by Herpes Simplex 2 virus. They are members of the same family, but more like cousins. The sort that causes cold sores prefers the nerves serving the mouth, and not the groin. Type 2 prefers the groin area, although it will infect the mouth on occasion. The majority of the human population carry the Herpes Simplex 1 type, some 90% according to some studies. Most of us are exposed in childhood, and by the time we are adults most of us have suffered our first cold sore. It doesn't affect childbirth at all, even if you have a open cold sore at delivery you still don't have to have a c-section because of that. If you had genital herpes, though- a c-section would be the wisest choice to protect the child though. That you can pass on during birth, regardless of whether a sore is present or not. But cold sores are NOT the same thing, so that's not a worry at all. You could pass Herpes Simplex 1 to a partner, presuming he somehow miraculously made it to adulthood without prior exposure, but the worst he'd likely get is a cold sore on the mouth. It just doesn't much care for any other spot than the mouth and face- so everything else is pretty safe. If you have a baby, you will likely be the one who exposes them at some point. Obviously you wouldn't want to kiss baby if you had an open cold sore- but you can share the virus at other times. And so will everyone else baby comes in contact with. Carrying the virus is also not the same thing as suffering the outbreaks- though obviously if you have a cold sore you are carrying the virus. Some folks carry it and hardly ever suffer a cold sore outbreak. Others aren't nearly so lucky, and then there are thousands falling somewhere in between those two extremes. Don't sweat it. You have cold sores, but they are no real risk to your partner or a future child.
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In patients with genital herpes, the virus can be passed to the baby during birth. This can occur as the child passes through the birth canal if the mother has sores or is shedding the herpes virus. Because of this, the doctor may decide to do a c-section especially if the mother is having an outbreak at the time she goes into labor. Just having cold sores does not warrant a c-section but you should talk to your doctor if you have genital herpes or have had sex with someone who did.
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No, you definitely don't need a c section if you only have it orally. In fact, most of the time you never need one even if you have it genitally. My sister, who also has genital herpes like me, has given birth to three healthy children vaginally.
Yes, it is very easy to transmit the 'cold sore' virus to your partner sexually. Cold sores are usually caused by the virus hsv-1, and if you have a partner who you give oral sex to who has never had cold sores themselves and who is therefore not infected with the virus then it is very easy for them to get genital herpes through receiving oral sex from you, even if you do not have a visible cold sore or any other symptoms.
Both my sister and I have genital hsv-1, caught through receiving oral sex from partners who get cold sores. Neither of our partners had a cold sore at the time. Oral herpes is infectiousabout 18% of the time, mostly when you have a coldsore, but sometimes when you do not have one at all.
To the nurse who said it would be somehow miraculous to make it to adulthood without having the cold sore virus - it is actually becoming less and less common, with only 60% or so of young adults infected. Both I and my sister and a couple of other people I have known all made it to adulthood without catching cold sores, and then caught it genitally from a partner who was infected orally, so it is not 'miraculous' at all. In the UK where I live, and in some student populations, genital hsv-1 caught through oral sex accounts for between 50-75% of new genital herpes cases - hardly rare.
2007-10-16 06:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by mayflower25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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