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Do the doctor and staff have to keep my genital hsv private during delivery?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

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Privacy: The must keep it private from anyone except those that might come into contact with your lesions or fluids. Aids or nurses willbe informed, but no one who is not at risk should know.

Answered 8/5/2012

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A member asked:

Do the doctor and staff have to keep my genital hsv private during delivery?

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Dr. William Walsh answered

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