Grace? You there?
I am currently 2.5 months pregnant and am experiencing a reoccurent outbreak of genital HSV1.
It is the first reoccurance I've had since contracting the virus nearly 6 months ago.
The outbreak seems quite minor so far.
My question is, is there any harm/risk involved in not treating this reoccurance with Acyclovir/meds? I plan to go on suppressive therapy towards the end of the pregnancy but I'd rather not take it otherwise. Do you think allowing this outbreak to run it's full course untreated, is dangerous? Is there any advantage for baby to cut it short with prescription meds? Albeit rare, could it possibly increase the chances of neo-natal transmission?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!