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01/03/2008 20:58
zanigirlz3
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 No one seems to be able to give me a straight answer on whether or not lyme disease is sexually transmitted and I really need to know. My brother just found out that he has Lyme disease and is now fearful that he has given it to his fiance through intercourse. The reason we are so fearful is because my mom received lyme disease from my dad and I received it in her womb or through my genetic mke up (or atleast that is what my doctor believes). His fiance just got tested today and we won't know the results for a few weeks. But even if the results come back positive I still won't know if it's sexually transmitted because she had been bitten by a tick about eight months before. I'm very scared and confused and even though i know there isn't alot of research on the subject I would still like to know an answer.
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01/04/2008 00:37
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This is a really tough one. There are not any straight answers, probably because there haven't been studies looking at this very important issue.

My feeling is that there is enough anecdotal information out there indicating that Bb may be transmitted sexually, to warrant caution, at least until

it has been adequately studied...any other ideas?
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01/04/2008 04:58
tina.r
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 I talked to a LLMD in PA and he said: No Lyme is not sexual transmitted until something else has been proven". I really don't know how to read that.

I have had Lyme twize in the last 3-4 years and my husband is still okay. I got pregnant with my second son just a few weeks after I finished a treatment of Doxycyclin, he is still okay, I just hope this is the way it will stay
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01/04/2008 06:52
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 I have been wondering the same thing,i also have ask about a month back,I no we should be having safe sex,of course.But im sure that there comes a time that we may meet someone that we have been with 4 a while,and there may be a chance that we may not be safe.So what is one 2 do?See me i guess ill always have 2 be safe i cant see passing this disease to someone i luv.My children are going to be tested within the next month or so,See Makayla is my 8 year old daughter i found a tick on her 3 years a go,the tick was tested but she was not,her doc said there is no reason,and Aiden has been nothing but sick since he has been born,he is 2 years old,i think that i may have passed it to him.This is why im here,they dont no 4 sure,because not enough research has been done.And this is why we have to be heard and make people aware together..JENN
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01/04/2008 08:36
tina.r
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 My four year old and I got Lyme when he was 1 1/2 year old and I do not know if we got bit from the same bite or if it was transmitted through breast milk. We both got the rash and was treated promptly with Doxy and I do believe it was sucessfully. I am hopefully thinking that my second round of Lyme is a new infection and not a chronic one but some days I doubt it.

I have a bunch of friends that are lactation consultants and last time we had Lyme they did not know if it was possible to transmit Lyme through breast milk, maybe I should put them in the loop again, usually they are really good at finding info. I also heard from a friend that she knew about a whole family in Kansas that got infected with Lyme genetically. Ever heard about that?
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01/04/2008 09:13
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 I never thought about all this,about passing it to ur child or to a lover or husband.But the more research i do the more it looks as if u can.Like i said Makayla was the only one who had ever had a tick .And the research that i had came across had said that if ur husband or a child sleeps with u the tick can travel as u are sleeping,im not sure how true this is,But in my head i keep thinking that the tick was in me and then went to Makayla.And that was b4 i had Aiden.Makayla has been saying that her knees are hurting and the light at times hurts her eyes,I keep asking there doc but he keeps telling me im out of my mind,But thats also what they said about me lol,that there was no way i had lyme,boy were they wrong.I also no of a family from cape cod M.A. there is 5 of them that have lyme,how the heck does that happen?So i do believe that a tick can travel and that a mother can pass it to her unborn.I have 2 make an app,for my little ones 2 see my llmd..JENN

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01/04/2008 09:19
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 it's hard to answer that. Some say yes, some say no...because families are often in the same areas, they are likely to be bitten. I have been infected for 20 years, didn't know until this year, I have obviously been having unprotected sex with my husband. He is fine.

As far as passing to our children, yes, it's definitly passed in the womb, and through breast milk. There was one lady who was bit while pregnant. she did amoxi thru pregnancy. when her baby was born, there was a strange lump on his head, he had respiratory issues, and died within the hour. they did an autopsy, and that lump was filled with spirocetes! there 's no way that baby was bitten in the first hour of life....so it obviously came from the mother.

Please do not take anything I say as medical advice. I am not a doctor.

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01/04/2008 20:18
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 Hey Tina,

This is a follow up on the STD/breastfeeding issue.

I have spoken to 2 different Lyme specialists, both serve on the Board of ILADS. One physician works in the midwest and has been the directer of clinic for

Tick - born illness for the last several years. He feels

that at least Bb, and ?coinfections can and are transmitted sexually. He bases his oppinion on the many

couples, families who share the same infection.

(these folks also share the same house, pets, and yard,ect., however, right?) My point is that this is an

oppinion and not based on clinical studies.

The other physician is in the NY area, and he doesn't

believe the infection can be sexually transmitted.

I do believe that Bb can and is transmitted through

the placenta during pregnancy, however mothers who are

on adequate amounts of the right antibiotic throughout

pregnancy have non-infected babies.

Breastfeeding seems very risky if the mom has Lyme, but I haven't seen studies.

There is an excellent source of information on the ILADS website called "ADVANCED TOPICS IN LYME DISEASE"

written by Dr. Joseph Burrascano Jr., which covers this and other really important topics. Just hit 'ilads.com'.
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01/04/2008 22:10
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 I still think the jury is out on that one. I have lyme and my husband does not. Until more data is received I don't think any doctor can give a right or wrong answer on the subject just yet.
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01/05/2008 18:21
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 I was diagnosed not to long ago, but over the past couple of days have done a lot of research over the internet, but in one of the articles I read along the way that you can transmit Lyme Disease thru sexual contact. Don't know if it's true or false but that's what I read. I also read an article by a doctor here in California that said if AIDS was not around Lyme Disease would be the number one epidimic.

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