Is Untreated Herpes Harmful To Fetus During Pregnancy

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Drug abuse and the effects to the fetus during pregnancy

I have been seeing this guy for about 8 months. He promised me that he quit drugs, and I believed him. I am now pregnant and I found out he was doing marijauna and cocaine. I don't do any drugs, but is there anyway that it could harm the baby...

Response from Rick Sowadsky, M.P.H.

Nevada State Health Division AIDS Program

Thank you for your question.You will find a lot of information on substance abuse in pregnant women, and the effects of recreational drugs on the fetus in pregnant women who are using drugs. However, there is much less information on how these... Read more »

he's on sustiva can it harm a fetus?

My husband and i both are hiv+ i am taking crixivan, zerit & epivir. He's on sustiva and... Read more »

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Coinfeccion con Herpes y Periodo Ventana

Posted by Laztana, 1 Reply

Hola,muy buenas,despues de una relacion de riesgo tengo un test vih negativo a las 12 semanas, el tema es que creo que en la
misma relacion me contagie de un herpes labial, el periodo ventana de 3 meses es valido en caso de coinfeccion de herpes y... Read more »

Sintomas HPV o Herpes sin lesiones ?

Posted by Anonymous

Tengo un picor constante en el conducto que va de la vulva hacia el utero. Me han realizado una citologa y un cultivo ( aparte de pruebas en sangre de silfilis, hepatitis, cultivo viral para herpes, y VIH ) , y todo ha dado negativo, pero desde una... Read more »

herpes simple 2

Posted by jjgc, 1 Reply

Hola megustaria saber si es cierto eso de q las pertsonas q padecen de herpes simple tienen las pruebas de vih con falso negativos. Si es asi cuanto tiuempo se tiene q esperar para hacerce las pruebas. Gracias
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Herpes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

HI,I am a 14 year old with herpes.
I beleive I was infected when I was 13 .I aslo was pregnant when I found out that I had the virus.I was very scared and angry.I even begged god to take it away,promising that I would never have sex again ,if he... Read more »

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