pregnancy and herpes - Herpes Message Board

linzy32503 · 01-19-2008, 10:03 AM

I found out after I got pregnant (and after the father and I split up) taht he has genital herpes. I told my doc and, of course, got tested. I was told that I do not have the strain of genital herpes. Now that I am so close to my due date, I've been put on medication for herpes. Is this normal if the father has herpes and the mother does not?

catharine101 · 01-19-2008, 11:03 AM

Yes. Because it can take up to six months to show up positive on a blood test, this is a safety precaution in case you are positive but just haven't tested positive yet. It has nothing to do with whether or not the father has herpes - dad cannot spread the virus to an unborn infant - it's not genetic. But Mom can pass it through the birth canal - so better safe than sorry.