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I think that you should go and get that issue on your leg swabb/cultured/typed so you know what it is. It could be herpes but that would bejust guessing. the best thing is to go and be seen and gett this evaluated.

Hi An.I found out a few days ago that I have HSV2. I am 23yrs old and part of my emotional distress is the fear of having a difficult pregnancy and the risk of causing harm to my baby.
( I'm not pregnant but would like to b in the future...) If you don't mind, could you please share with me your experience??
Also, I had my first ob about a week ago; it wasn't too painful and lasted only 5-6 days. How was your first year with this virus??
Thank you

I have to say that my first year was awful. I think it was the fear that I would never find someone who would accept me because of it. The one thing that is very important is that you let any potential partner know that you have it. I'm sure that you already know that but I cannot stress it enough. Your partner will have so much more respect for you when you tell them. If they do not accept you because of this, then it wasn't meant to be.

Aside from that, initially I had a TON of outbreaks that would last for a very long time until my doctor put me on Valtrex. I guess the longer you have it the better it gets because as time went on, the outbreaks occurred less. The Valtrex helped quite a bit but it's very expensive if you don't have insurance. I then went on Acyclovir and I believe that worked just as well. The outbreaks started only coming about with stress, so I stopped taking it every day and only took something when I could feel an outbreak coming on, which wasn't very often.

Your doc knows you have HSV2 so they will monitor this throughout your pregnancy. It's very simple though since you can take Valtrex and Acyclovir while you are pregnant. If you are not already taking a preventative then they will just make sure that you are taking one from weeks 36-40. This is to prevent any outbreaks, but if you still happen to have an outbreak during labor they will make you get a c-section to prevent you from passing this on to your baby. So that's what they did for me, I was on Valcyclovir from week 36 and I did not pass it on to my baby

No worries, I know it's very tough in the beginning but it gets easier, I promise. It's very hard to accept, but once you do you'll be fine. Unfortunately, there is not a cure but thankfully there a lot of things that help us along the way.

After I got the results I panicked and felt disgusted with myself..specially because I knew who transmitted this to me. ( someone who forced me to have unprotected sex )


I've been reading a LOT about the symptoms and treatments, which has helped me to relieve the stress. My doctor prescribed me today Acyclovir ( daily ) even though my first outbreak lasted only 5 days and wasn't too painful.

I contacted my ex boyfriend since I've only been with him and this other person....and to my surprise he was very sympathetic and offer to show me the lab test he got 3 months ago showing that he does not have the virus...he still wants to be with me ?? -That surprised me even more-

From your post I assume you met someone, told him you had it and he took the risk...I'm glad you have a healthy baby!! that's great!

Thank you for sharing your experience.

pd: Now that you're on Valcyclovir how often are your ob's??

Yes, I shared this information with him and he was willing to take the risk As long as you are on a preventative the chances that you will spread this on to someone else are slim. My partner has not contracted it. I have not had an outbreak in a very long time, but like I said, the longer you have the virus the fewer outbreaks you have. So, I have not had an outbreak for probably over a year and I have only been back on Valcyclovir for the past couple of months.

I'm glad your ex was sympathetic and understanding. For me, it was very difficult to deal with and I am just thankful that I had friends to help me through it. Good luck to you!