Genital HSV2 and at insemination/ pregnancy

[Otterpop]

Terri,
I have genital HSV2 and my husband does not. I also struggle with vaginismus. We would like to have a baby but I would prefer not to have unprotected sex because of the risk to my husband. For this reason (and vaginismus), I am interested in using an at-home insemination kit (injecting my husband’s sperm with the use of a medical-grade syringe) to try to conceive.

My question- If an outbreak is present or not, is it possible to infect a baby at the time of their conception? Would using an insemination syringe pose more HSV risks to baby than PIV sex?

[Terri Warren]

There is no greater risk with artificial insemination than with intercourse for your baby, no. Intrauterine herpes for a baby is highly unusual and I don’t think you should worry about that while trying to conceive.

For completely different reasons, I had a “turkey baster” baby 32 years ago. Last year I told her about it – she laughed and laughed.

Terri

• This reply was modified 6 months ago by Terri Warren.

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