If you are pregnant, tell your doctor if you have had herpes or any genital lesions in the past. Precautions will be taken to prevent infection of the baby. Avoid stress where possible. Expected Outcome Genital herpes is currently considered incurable, but symptoms and recurrence can be relieved with treatment. During symptom-free periods, the virus returns to its dormant state.
Symptoms recur when the virus is reactivated.
Recurrent symptoms are not new infections. The discomfort varies from person to person and from time to time in the same person. In most people, the first herpes infection is much more uncomfortable than following ones. Possible Complications Generalized disease and possibly death in persons who must take anticancer drugs or immunosuppressive drugs. Transmittal of life-threatening systemic herpes to a newborn infant from an infected mother.