Does genital herpes affect fertility?

Genital herpes does have a great impact on reproductive health, especially for men. If they suffer from genital herpes, they are likely to transmit the disease to their partners. Even if women are pregnant, it may cause miscarriage, neonatal death and other hazards.

1. Susceptible to AIDS:

In areas where AIDS is prevalent, genital herpes provides a channel and convenient conditions for the HIV virus to enter the human body, thereby increasing the risk of contracting AIDS. It is known that male genital herpes has an impact on fertility.

2. Sexual dysfunction:

Psychologically speaking, the occurrence and recurrence of genital herpes can cause excessive mental burden on patients, leading to psychological disorders such as fear of cancer, avoidance of sexual life with sexual partners, fear of infecting sexual partners, unwillingness to interact with the opposite sex, leading to sexual dysfunction, affecting family harmony, and even depression.

3. Issues affecting fertility:

If a man has genital herpes, he can transmit the virus to his wife. If his wife develops genital herpes during pregnancy, it will also affect the quality of her fertility and may cause intrauterine infection and neonatal herpes infection, leading to miscarriage, neonatal death, stillbirth or serious sequelae. About half of patients with neonatal herpes will die or suffer from central nervous system sequelae.