And, for most women who develop shingles during pregnancy, the outlook is good. After an outbreak of chickenpox, usually in childhood, the virus that causes it stays in your body, lying dormant in ...

How safe is acyclovir in first trimester of pregnancy, and is it safe to treat herpes zoster in the first trimester with acyclovir? Many studies have demonstrated the safety of acyclovir use in ...

If you had chickenpox as a child, it’s possible — though uncommon — to develop shingles while pregnant. While shingles can cause uncomfortable symptoms, it won’t harm your baby.

The manufacturer, Merck, is actively collecting data from women who have received varicella vaccine while pregnant; the telephone hotline to report such events is 1-800-986-8999. Many pregnant ...

Pregnancy is one of the most exciting times, but it can also be a period full of worries, especially when unexpected complications like chickenpox arise. If you're pregnant and have been diagnosed ...

I was 14 weeks pregnant with my first child when I noticed a raised rash on my chest and face. Worried, I consulted Dr Google, who suggested that I may have varicella (or chickenpox). To my ...

If for instance, a pregnant woman or a newborn baby comes in contact with a person that has chickenpox, and the person does not have immunity against the chickenpox virus, that person has to have ...

Congenital varicella syndrome is a rare complication of infection with maternal varicella before 20 weeks of pregnancy. Prospective studies in Europe and North America have shown that the incidence of ...

People who are at high risk of chickenpox are those with a weakened immune system, pregnant people who have not had chickenpox, and newborn babies born at less than 28 weeks of pregnancy or to ...