Genital herpes infection in the 5th month of pregnancy may be transmitted to the newborn, and may even cause stillbirth, preterm labor, and fetal growth restriction.
1. Transmission to newborns: genital herpes is a disease caused by herpes simplex virus infection. Herpes simplex virus is highly contagious and may cause intrauterine infection in the fetus by upstream infection through the placenta or genital tract; when pregnant women give birth, it may also cause infection in the newborns due to the fetus coming into contact with the oozing of the lesions and the secretions of the uterus and vagina through the mother’s birth canal.
2. The possibility of stillbirth: genital herpes during pregnancy may have a certain impact on the fetus, early pregnancy if the symptoms of genital herpes, it is easy to cause miscarriage or preterm delivery of the hazards, may also cause stillbirth.
3. It may cause preterm labor, fetal growth restriction, etc.:Newborns may also have skin, eye and neurological symptoms, and a few patients may have severe developmental disorders and central nervous system sequelae.
If you are infected with genital herpes in the fifth month of pregnancy, you should go to a regular hospital for treatment, and use antiviral drugs such as acyclovir and vasiclovir as prescribed by your doctor if necessary, in order to alleviate the symptoms, shorten the course of the disease, and reduce the risk of infection of the fetus.