 [ Symptoms ] how is shingles contagious when i saw my doctor about a small bump on my arm she said i had the shingles virus i did not have a rash anywhere on my body i never had chicken pox but did have measles as a child i searched the web for an answer but they were confusing one person said that shingles is contagious and another says that its not i got a blood test and she said i had the virus my question is if it is contagious how was it transmitted to me she said i was exposed who had chicken pox when i was child help [ Disease ] to play it safe stop the playing until you consult your doctor but the blood flow in that region is increased during pregnancy bleeding can be normal my wife bled a lot during intercourse one time and we freaked out and rushed to er the l&d department assured us it was ok they told us to stop having intercourse and follow up with obgyn the obgyn gave us the go ahead for intercourse in our case and notify her of anything that seem unusual