Transmission

There is solid scientific evidence showing Lyme is transmitted through tick bites. Yet fifty percent of the time someone has chronic Lyme they do not remember a tick bite. In spite of this public health authorities and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) hold on tight to a ridiculous view that it is only transmitted through tick bites.

Lyme can be sexually transmitted. In this article I review the science behind this statement and the risk that I believe exists. I also answer the following questions:

Many of my clients with Lyme disease want to get pregnant or were pregnant before their Lyme was discovered. Here is what we discuss regarding

• the odds of transmission,
• antibiotics to prevent transmission during pregnancy,
• expectations for the mother's Lyme disease during and after pregnancy, and
• treatment or testing decisions for the baby or an older child.