What are the complications of Genetal herpes?
Genetal herpes can cause recurrent painful Genetal sores in many adults, and herpes infection can be severe in people with suppressed immune systems. Regardless of severity of symptoms, Genetal herpes frequently causes psychological distress in people who know they are infected. In addition, Genetal HSV can cause potentially fatal infections in babies. It is important that women avoid contracting herpes during pregnancy because a first episode during pregnancy causes a greater risk of transmission to the baby. If a woman has active Genetal herpes at delivery, a cesarean delivery is usually performed. Fortunately, infection of a baby from a woman with herpes infection is rare. Herpes may play a role in the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Herpes can make people more susceptible to HIV infection, and it can make HIV-infected individuals more infectious.
