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Will i infect my baby if am pregnant with cold sores on my lips?

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Possible: Cold sores are usually due to herpes simplex virus and very easily transmitted from person to person. Would be unusual to transmit to a fetus, but once baby is born (or if you have vaginal lesions) the baby can acquire this. Discuss this at length with your ob/gyn. They are very knowledgeable about this.

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Answered 12/17/2014

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